Treating low-risk mild high blood pressure may harm health, Oxford research shows
In a new study, researchers found no evidence to support recent US guideline recommendations that encourage doctors to offer treatment to patients with low-risk...
Metal lead in the shin bone linked to high blood pressure
Accumulations of low levels of lead in the shin bone of men were associated with treatment-resistant high blood pressure, according to new research.
The study...
One third of high blood pressure patients do not take drugs correctly
In a recent international study, researchers find that more than one-third of 1,400 people with high blood pressure have not been taking their blood...
Many hypertension patients don’t take blood pressure pills properly
In a recent study, University of Manchester researchers found that more than one-third of 1,400 people with high blood pressure have not been taking...
Healthy lifestyle means less blood pressure drug
In a recent study, researchers find people with high blood pressure needed fewer drugs within 16 weeks after making lifestyle changes.
Lifestyle changes are the...
Home blood pressure monitoring could improve hypertension control
In a newly reported study, researchers find home blood pressure monitoring improved hypertension control and saved medical costs.
Home monitoring combined with doctor visits to...
To control blood pressure better, try low-dose ‘triple pill’
High blood pressure is a big risk factor for many chronic conditions, such as heart attack, kidney problems, and stroke.
Despite the availability of effective...
Two blood pressure drugs actually make blood pressure unstable and harm health
In a recent study from the Intermountain Medical Center, researchers find that two types of blood pressure drugs — alpha blockers and alpha 2...
Blood pressure and cholesterol drugs together could fight stroke better
In a recent study, researchers find combining drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol could reduce first-time strokes by 44%.
Previous research has shown that...
Blood pressure decreases 14 years before death
Researchers from the University of Exeter find that blood pressure in the elderly gradually begins to decrease 14 years before death.