Keeping your blood pressure in check may benefit you in the long run by cutting your risk of developing dementia. Nearly half of American adults have hypertension. Dr. Dawn Kershner, a cardiologist ...

According to officials, the SNSP was held between September 17 and October 2 as part of a nationwide campaign, say experts ...

AS WOMEN AGE, THE CHANCES OF DEVELOPING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASES, EVEN AMONG THOSE WITH HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD LOW BLOOD PRESSURE. THE TRICKY PART IS YOU MAY NOT EVEN KNOW. I’D ...

Centuries after the Mayans and Aztecs first turned to cacao for medicinal use, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found promising evidence that cocoa extract could help older adults keep ...

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries (vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of your body). Blood pressure is measured in two numbers. Systolic ...

A speedy new scan could improve how millions of people with high blood pressure are treated, suggests a new study led by UCL ...

From smartphone apps to watches, there is an increasing number of ways you can check your blood pressure, but some doctors are not ready to endorse them. “They haven’t really been tested appropriately ...

A large analysis of health records from South Korea and the United States reports that 99 percent of heart attacks and ...