Common anti-inflammation drug may increase your blood pressure
In a recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers found that cumulative doses of oral steroids in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases...
New advice for treating high blood pressure
In a new study from NUI Galway, Johns Hopkins University and Harvard, researchers found no evidence that diastolic blood pressure—the bottom reading on a...
High blood pressure can cause this heart problem
In a new study from King's College London, researchers found that high blood pressure is causally linked to the most common heart rhythm disorder.
Atrial...
Doing exercise this way may strongly benefit your heart health
In a recent scientific statement from Oakland University, researchers found that extreme endurance exercise — such as participation in marathons and triathlons for people...
Common high blood pressure drug can help repair blood vessels in brain
In a recent study at Uppsala University, researchers found that propranolol, a drug used to treat high blood pressure, can also be used to...
Common blood thinner drug may help reduce COVID-19
In a recent study from the University of Liverpool, researchers found that the common blood thinner drug heparin inhibits the SARS-Cov2 virus by reducing...
This high blood pressure guideline can benefit people with kidney disease
In a recent guideline at Johns Hopkins, researchers give a recommendation for more intensive blood pressure management in kidney disease.
The guideline could, if followed,...
Common high blood pressure drug may harm gut health in older people
In a recent study from Imperial College London, researchers found that a type of blood pressure-lowering medication, called a calcium-channel blocker, may be linked...
Common high blood pressure drug may have dangerous side effects
In a recent study from Columbia University, researchers found that chlorthalidone, the guideline-recommended diuretic for lowering blood pressure, causes more serious side effects than...
This common health problem may double your high blood pressure risk
In a new study, researchers found that people with periodontitis, a severe gum infection, may be much more likely to have higher blood pressure...