Read more Hyvet stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28169/hyvet.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 07:27:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23083/blood-pressure-drugs-cut-elderly-death-rate.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=89420&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401015551' border='0' />Death rates, heart attacks, and strokes among people over 80 can be cut significantly by common blood pressure medication rarely given to older people, finds a new large-scale study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine . The study found death rates among the elderly could be cut 21%...A new study shows strokes and heart attacks among the elderly may be cut significantly by drugs for hypertension rarely prescribed for older patients. http://www.newser.com/story/23083/blood-pressure-drugs-cut-elderly-death-rate.htmlTue, 01 Apr 2008 10:13:21 CDT