Hypertension and Kidney Disease
While it is acknowledged that hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor, it has increasingly become apparent that high blood pressure is a factor in kidney disease as well. Tulane University experts from Tulane Hypertension and Renal Center of Excellence are available for your stories on the link between hypertension and kidney diseases.
Alternative Spring Break
New Orleans is a top spring break destination for college students who want to have fun and a make difference. Vincent Ilustre, executive director of the Center for Public Service at Tulane University, can comment on the post-Katrina New Orleans experience for people involved in alternative spring break programs.
Allergies
What kind of effect do indoor allergens have on children? Maureen Lichtveld, professor and chair of environmental health sciences at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, can comment.
Tulane University epidemiologist Dr. Felicia Rabito and her team are using a spore trap to collect air samples in New Orleans to find out if there is a relationship between environmental exposure and mold allergies in city residents.
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