When blood pressure needs more control, what’s better: An additional drug or more of the same?
Nearly 34 million Americans have blood pressure that’s still too high even though they take medicine to control it. A …
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Have high blood pressure? You may want to check your meds
Nearly 1 in 5 adults with high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke, also take …
Statistical model helps predict when high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes will occur
One of the promises of new methods of personalized medicine is that individual risks for diseases can be assessed using …
Public Health Officials Face Wave Of Threats, Pressure Amid Coronavirus Response
Emily Brown was stretched thin. As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural Colorado, she …
High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain
TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 — High blood pressure can begin to take a toll on memory and thinking skills as …
UK under pressure as COVID-19 epidemic doubling every 9 days
The British government is under pressure to develop a national strategy to combat a surge of COVID-19 cases and “rescue …
Survivors of neonatal heart repair surgery face lifelong risk of kidney disease, high blood pressure
Babies who have life-saving surgery for congenital heart problems within the first month of life face a lifelong risk of …
Community health worker-led care meaningfully improves blood pressure control in hypertensive patients
Publishing in the New England Journal of Medicine today, an international research collaboration led by Professor Tazeen H. Jafar from …
Potential cause of elevated nighttime blood pressure in patients with apnea identified
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) affects an estimated 22 million Americans. In addition to sleep problems, the condition can cause other …
Mindfulness training may help lower blood pressure, new study shows
As the leading cause of death in both the United States and the world, heart disease claims nearly 18 million …
High blood pressure, unhealthy diets in women of childbearing age
One in five women of childbearing age has high blood pressure, according to a new study that found few of …
Small reductions in blood pressure ‘slash the risk of heart disease’
Small reductions in blood pressure and cholesterol ‘could cut heart disease risk by up to 80 per cent even in …
Blood pressure outside of clinic may better predict outcomes in black patients
(HealthDay)—Among African-Americans, higher daytime and nighttime systolic blood pressure (SBP) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) …
Vegetable and fish diet linked to reduced risk of high blood pressure in pregnancy
A diet rich in vegetables and fish is associated with a lower risk of developing high blood pressure, and a …