Current US definition of ‘normal’ blood pressure may unnecessarily label 100 million Americans as ‘abnormal’

As many as 100 million Americans may currently be misclassified as having abnormal blood pressure, according to…

Many people get stressed when they visit the doctor, leading to blood pressure readings higher than normal. It’s called “White Coat Syndrome.” And since two-thirds of diabetics suffer from…

Will Marshall saw a physician about his blood pressure at his barber’s urging.

Yes, his barber.

“The barber and beauty shops for men and women are kind…

Freshmen on the eve of finals and graduate students staring down a thesis committee may not feel this way, but the privilege of obtaining an advanced education correlates with…

Using a generic drug to treat hypertension and heart failure, instead of branded medicines from the same class, could save the…

For 60 years, scientists have puzzled over the possibility of a hepatic osmoreceptor that influences blood pressure regulation. Now, researchers of the Max Delbrück…

Controlling blood pressure is not only a medical challenge, but a social one as well. Because patients are required to strictly adhere to a treatment plan that may include…

The kidney is made up of roughly 1 million working units called nephrons. These basic structural units remove waste products from the blood, recycle some substances to be…

New British-led research shows that starting treatment of blood pressure with two medicines rather than the one produces better and faster results and fewer side effects – findings…

A heart scan that checks for hardening of the arteries is a better way to predict who will benefit from cholesterol-fighting statin drugs, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday…

A device that destroys nerves leading to the kidney safely lowered blood pressure in people with treatment-resistant hypertension, potentially offering a new option for millions of people who struggle…

Retirement doesn’t come easily to Bettye Cooper.

She has tried a couple of times.

But at age 71, it still hasn’t stuck. Currently she’s a rental agent for a 32-apartment complex in Hartford.

Research conducted by scientists at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has found that two proteins in the brain act as valves to turn the hormone that…

Sophia Antipolis, 15 October 2010: The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes the findings of a paper presented today at the American Heart Association’s High Blood Pressure Research 2010…

An exciting collaboration between the Universities of Cambridge and Nottingham has resulted in new insights into the hypertension that frequently blights pregnancy.

The results, published in the…

Use of pine bark extract, at a dose of 200 milligrams per day, appears safe but did not improve risk factors for heart disease, according to a report in the…

The hospital admission rate for Blacks with hypertension was 161 per 100,000 people in 2006 – nearly 5 times the hospitalization rate for Whites (33…

People who eat a diet high in fructose, in the form of added sugar, are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to…

Do you know your child’s blood pressure?

Amid the world-wide obesity epidemic and broader concerns about improving heart health, blood pressure has emerged as an important question—for kids of any weight.…

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is often called “the silent killer,” because it is a deadly disease that shows no early symptoms. It is the single most significant risk factor…

Are you eating too much salt? That depends who you ask. If you ask Health Canada, the answer would most likely be “yes.” According to the Canadian Community Health Survey, Canadian adults…

One way obese people become salt sensitive and hypertensive has been identified by Medical College of Georgia researchers.

They’ve documented a chain of events in which excess…

Teen boys with normal blood pressure levels are three to four times more likely to develop high blood pressure in early adulthood than their female counterparts, a new…

A researcher at MSU has found a link between bipolar disorder and hypertension, which he said could help the treatment for both ailments.

Dale D’Mello, an associate professor in the MSU…

Low levels of physical activity in young adults may account for a “substantial” proportion of high blood pressure incidence over time, researchers report in…