Alcohol can increase high blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes
In a study from Wake Forest School of Medicine, scientists found that drinking alcohol could increase high blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes.
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Extra virgin olive oil may lower blood pressure, study finds
In a study from La Trobe University, scientists found high polyphenol extra virgin olive oil could help reduce blood pressure in healthy people.
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1 in 5 people with hypertension take a drug causing higher blood pressure
Scientists from Harvard recently found that nearly 1 in 5 people with hypertension may be unintentionally taking a drug for another condition that causes...
Which blood pressure number can predict your dementia, stroke risk?
Scientists from the University of Miami recently found that the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) on a blood pressure test could be important when...
Widely used blood pressure drug may be harmful to your gut
Scientists from Imperial College London recently found that a type of high blood pressure drug called calcium channel blocker is linked to a higher...
Understanding high blood pressure helps avoid complications
A third of adults ages 40 to 59 have high blood pressure, or hypertension.
So do nearly two-thirds of the population age 60 and older....
Scientists offer new suggestions for treating high blood pressure
Scientists from NUI Galway and elsewhere have found no evidence that diastolic blood pressure—the bottom reading on a blood pressure test—can be harmful to...
Cocoa could help lower blood pressure, artery stiffness
In a study from the University of Surrey, scientists found cocoa only reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness when they are elevated.
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Scientists find new cause of high blood pressure, heart disease
In a study from St George's and elsewhere, scientists found 119 areas in the genome that help to determine the size and shape of...
Many Americans wrongly assume they understand what normal blood pressure is
Many Americans wrongly assume they understand what normal blood pressure is – and that false confidence can be deadly.