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Is High Blood Pressure Linked to Birth Defects?

WebMD Health  Tue, 10/18/2011 - 17:25

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Women who take blood pressure drugs called ACE inhibitors during the first trimester of their pregnancy may be no more likely to have babies with birth defects than women with hypertension who take other types of high blood pressure medication or no blood pressure drugs at all, according to a new study.


 

Should Google Seek the Resignations of Those Responsible for Thi...

Health Care Renewal  Mon, 04/13/2009 - 17:46

I have written, over and over, for at least the past ten years, that applying the leadership and methodologies of business IT to clinical computing is both ill conceived and dangerous, as business computing and clinical computing are two very different computing subspecialties, the latter requiring quite specialized leadership and approaches.

I've written it at academic sites, in magazines, in newspapers, and other venues.


 

An Open Call for Google to Fire the Morons Responsible For This ...

Health Care Renewal  Mon, 04/13/2009 - 12:19

I have written, over and over, for at least the past ten years, that applying the leadership and methodologies of business IT to clinical computing is both ill conceived and dangerous, as business computing and clinical computing are two very different computing subspecialties, the latter requiring quite specialized leadership and approaches.

I've written it at academic sites, in magazines, in newspapers, and other venues.