Colon cancer mortality did not differ between patients with and without diverticular disease. Conclusions Diverticular disease does not increase the risk of colon cancer in the long term, and a history of diverticular disease does not affect colon cancer mortality.he increased risk of colon cancer within the first 12 months after diagnosing diverticular disease is most likely due to surveillance and misclassification. Examination of the colon should be recommended after a primary episode of symptomatic diverticular disease.
We know now that you can change medication timing and lower blood pressure at night, he explains. That doesn't mean everyone should switch willy-nilly to bedtime dosing. Morning may be best for people on just one drug, and no one yet knows if the switch truly gives non-dippers better overall health.
The largest hypertension study ever conducted has found that the simple water pill is preferred to newer, more popular and expensive drugs and should be the designated choice for use in starting treatment for high blood pressure. But what if you're among the 24 million Americans taking other types medications to manage hypertension? Should you talk to your doctor of switching to a diuretic (water pill), whose use has dwindled in recent decades with the introduction of newer drugs?