High blood pressure, unhealthy diets in women of childbearing age
One in five women of childbearing age has high blood pressure, according to a new study that found few of these women are on...
Unstable blood pressure may mean big dementia risk
In a new study, researchers found that people who experienced substantial changes in blood pressure over the long term were at greater risk of...
Scientists discover a common cause of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure
In a new study, researchers found that deep belly fat is a major contributing risk factor for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
They also found...
Smoking and high blood pressure may increase risk of deadly brain bleeding
In a new study, researchers found that smoking and high blood pressure may increase the risk of suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage, the most lethal...
Tightly controlling high blood pressure may help people live longer
In a new study, researchers found that tighter control of high blood pressure may add years to people's lives.
They found that for a typical...
Common sleep problem may contribute to high blood pressure
It is known that sleeping well at night is very important to blood pressure health.
In a recent study from the Hospital Universitari Arnau de...
Mouthwash may be bad for controlling blood pressure
Many people use mouthwash to clean their teeth and gum every day.
But in a recent study from the University of Plymouth, researchers found that...
Both numbers in blood pressure reading could predict future stroke, heart attack
Systolic pressure is the upper number in a blood pressure reading. It measures how hard the heart pumps blood into arteries.
Diastolic pressure is the...
The eyes have it for high blood pressure clues
When Dr. William White shines a bright light in his patient's eye, he's looking for more than just vision problems.
He's searching for clues indicating...
High blood pressure may cause more diabetic eye treatments
When patients with diabetic retinopathy would see Michigan Medicine ophthalmologist Anjali Shah, M.D., the conversation was often the same.
And it could be frustrating.
“I would...