S. Daniel Abraham, the New Yorker who became a billionaire by tempting dieters with Slim-Fast meal-replacement shakes and selling his company in 2000 to Unilever NV, has died. He was 100.

Resistant hypertension (RH) is defined as above-goal elevated blood pressure (BP) in a patient despite the concurrent use of 3 antihypertensive drug classes, commonly including a long-acting calcium ...

Mr. Abraham used his fortune to donate to super PACS supporting Democrats and to efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.

Various (S)-selective and (R)-selective ω-transaminases were investigated for the amination of 1- and 2-tetralone and derivatives as well as of 3- and 4-chromanone. All ketones tested were aminated to ...

Since the concentrations of phenylpropanolamine were not adequate to interfere with the test and no previous reports of false-positive results secondary to β-blocker use were found, the ...

Oral decongestants such as pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine are helpful but should be used with care in hypertensive patients. In older male patients, these drugs may cause urinary retention.

Bijels (bicontinuous interfacially jammed emulsion gels) raised an increasing interest as biomaterials for controlled drug delivery due to their biphasic nature organized in mesoscopic tortuous ...