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NicOx S.A. (Euronext Paris: COX) announced positive top-line results from a 118 patient Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) trial (the 111 study), which compared the 24-hour blood pressure profile of escalating doses of naproxcinod and naproxen in osteoarthritis (OA) patients with controlled hypertension.

High blood pressure experienced during pregnancy could be a woman's earliest warning that she is at risk of developing heart disease - the number one killer of Canadian women - says Queen's University professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graeme Smith. Called pre-eclampsia, this type of high blood pressure occurs in 5-10 per cent of all pregnancies.

Title: What is a hospitalist?Category: Doctor's ViewsCreated: 11/4/2008Last Editorial review: 11/5/2008