Consultant Live Offers Help in the Fight Against Hypertension

NORWALK, Conn., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica announces that Consultant Live features special coverage focused on helping clinicians diagnose and control hypertension.

To help primary care clinicians win the long battle in the ongoing fight against the potentially deadly effects of hypertension, Consultant Live recently launched its "What's New in Hypertension" series. Section editor Gregory Rutecki, MD, of the University of South Alabama, challenges readers to rethink their assumptions, alerts them when new studies challenge established methods of treatment, and reminds them that antihypertensives can be a double edge sword:

• Doctors Beware: Certain Antihypertensives can Increase the Risk of Gout
• Have We Been Measuring Blood Pressure Incorrectly All Along?
• Controlling Blood Pressure in Chronic Renal Disease: Night Time is the Right Time

About UBM Medica US

Addressing today's healthcare information needs, UBM Medica, a division of UBM plc (UBM.L), delivers strategic, integrated communications solutions and comprehensive reach—online, in print, live, and via custom programs. Improving the effectiveness of healthcare through information and education, UBM Medica provides unbiased clinical, practical, and business information for physicians, providers, payers, and patients around the world. Through journals, magazines, websites, drug databases, data services, live events, and other valuable resources, UBM Medica also delivers comprehensive communication solutions for the pharmaceutical and related industries. US websites include PsychiatricTimes.com, CancerNetwork.com, DiagnosticImaging.com, ConsultantLive.com, OBGYN.net, PhysiciansPractice.com and SearchMedica.com. Employing more than 1,400 people with offices in 29 countries, UBM Medica is headquartered in London. For more information, visit http://www.ubmmedica.com/.

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