Common blood pressure drug linked to gut disease
Diverticulosis is a condition that affects the gut, which is the long tube in your body that helps digest food.
In this condition, small pouches...
New study compares safety of two popular blood pressure drugs
A large and long-running study has given doctors new information about two common blood pressure medicines: chlorthalidone and hydrochlorothiazide.
The study followed over 730,000 people...
Taking blood pressure medicine at night may protect your heart
A new study has found a simple way for people with high blood pressure to lower their risk of heart problems and live longer....
A simple plan to save millions from high blood pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the main causes of heart disease and strokes. These serious health problems kill millions...
Licorice may raise blood pressure even in small amounts
Many people enjoy eating licorice for its sweet and unusual taste. But a new study from Linköping University in Sweden shows that even a...
Potassium may be key to lowering blood pressure, study finds
A new study from the University of Waterloo in Canada suggests that eating more potassium-rich foods may be better for lowering blood pressure than...
Too much of this vitamin B may harm heart health
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic have uncovered a new pathway that may explain how high levels of niacin (vitamin B3), once widely recommended to...
New treatment could help the heart heal itself
Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia have made a major breakthrough in heart regeneration that...
ADHD drugs may change blood pressure and heart rate
A large study led by the University of Southampton has found that medications used to treat ADHD cause only small changes in blood pressure...
This blood pressure drug may help people live longer
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that a common blood pressure medicine called rilmenidine might help people live longer and stay healthier...