High Blood Pressure

Latest research findings about high blood pressure or hypertension from universities and research institutes.

Popular licorice tea may cause high blood pressure

In a McGill University study, researchers found that drinking too much licorice tea may lead to high blood pressure emergencies in some people. Licorice tea...

Women have a lower “normal” blood pressure range than men, study shows

Your blood pressure changes throughout the day based on your activities. For most adults, normal blood pressure is less than 120 over 80 millimeters of...

Treatable cause of high blood pressure is often ignored

Half of all Americans have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and many don’t even know they have it. High blood pressure develops when...

New 5-minute exercise may lower blood pressure effectively

For most adults, normal blood pressure is less than 120 over 80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), which is written as your systolic pressure...

Common treatment for heart rhythm disease may be riskier for women

An arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. Your heart may beat too quickly, too slowly,...

Widely used high blood pressure drugs may lead to a gut disease

High blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, two leading causes of death for Americans. High blood pressure is also very common....

Common chemical in cheese, coffee, meat may hurt your blood pressure

Half of all Americans have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and many don’t even know they have it. High blood pressure develops when...

High blood pressure can cause common heart rate disease

A heart arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat. Heart rhythm problems (heart arrhythmias) occur when the electrical signals that coordinate the heart's beats don't work properly. The...

Common drugs for pain and fever linked to high blood pressure, study finds

Paracetamol is one of the most popular drugs used to treat pain and fever available without a prescription. It is the drug of choice in...

Blood pressure drug effective at any time of day

Half of all Americans have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, and many don’t even know they have it. High blood pressure develops when...