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...
Your age may determine which blood pressure number matters most
Blood pressure is measured using two numbers.
The first number, called systolic blood pressure, measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats.
The second number, called diastolic blood...
A new way to treat drug-resistant high blood pressure
Drug-resistant high blood pressure is a condition where your blood pressure remains high or uncontrolled despite the medications you take to lower it.
In a...
Why obesity causes high blood pressure—and how to stop it
Obesity is a common, serious, and costly chronic disease in adults and children.
In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association...
Scientists find a key contributor to high blood pressure
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....
Bottom blood pressure number could help predict your dementia risk
In a recent study from the University of Miami, scientists found that the bottom number (diastolic blood pressure) on a blood pressure test could...
A safe and more effective way to treat high blood pressure
High blood pressure increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, two leading causes of death for Americans.
Tens of millions of adults in the United States have...
Both blood pressure numbers could predict your heart attack, stroke
Blood pressure is made up of two numbers: systolic and diastolic.
Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out of the...
Common high blood pressure drug may help treat Parkinson’s, dementia
Felodipine is a medication of the calcium channel blocker type which is used to treat high blood pressure.
In a recent study from the University...
Fiber in foods could help prevent high blood pressure
In a study from Monash University, scientists found that dietary fiber, particularly fiber that’s prebiotic, could prevent the development of high blood pressure.
They found...