Doctor thought high blood pressure was his only problem – then he had a...
Dr. David Watlington knew his family history put him at increased risk of heart disease.
Even so, when he was diagnosed with high blood pressure...
This common blood pressure drug may increase your gut disease risk
In a recent study published in Circulation, researchers found that a type of blood pressure-lowering medication, called a calcium-channel blocker, may be linked with...
Even slightly higher blood pressure can increase your heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that systolic blood pressure above 120 mmHg increases the risk of heart disease.
Blood pressure is the force manifested...
This stuff in the heart may cause nighttime high blood pressure
In a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers found the reasons behind low levels of natriuretic peptides (NPs) in obese...
Dairy food may help lower your risk of diabetes, high blood pressure
In a recent study published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, researchers found that drinking milk is linked to a lower risk of...
New guidelines can benefit people with high blood pressure and kidney disease
In a new study from Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, researchers found for patients with high blood pressure (BP) and chronic kidney disease...
Some high blood pressure meds may reduce memory decline in older people
In a new study from the University of California, Irvine, researchers found that older adults taking blood pressure-lowering medications known to cross the blood-brain...
New high blood pressure guideline could help reduce kidney disease
In a recent guideline published in Kidney International, researchers give a recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management in kidney disease.
The guideline could, if...
This common gum disease may double your risk of high blood pressure
In a recent study at UCL Eastman Dental Institute in London, researchers found that people with periodontitis, a severe gum infection, maybe much more...
High blood pressure in midlife may increase brain damage
In a new study, researchers found that higher than normal blood pressure is linked to more extensive brain damage in the elderly.
They found that...