High Blood Pressure/Hypertension

TRENTON, N.J. — For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.

Women's life expectancy declined significantly in 180 U.S. counties, mostly in the deep South and Appalachia, between 1983 and 1999, according to a study being released Tuesday.

LUCKNOW, India — A man in India suffering from a disease marked by chronic high blood pressure in the legs hopes to walk again following an operation, the Times of India reports.

While the FDA considers limiting sodium, it's up to you to curb your craving

Drinking a little less than 20 ounces of beetroot juice every day could help beat high blood pressure, according to a new study.

Magnesium sulfate administered just before birth halves risk, study finds

Bystolic is a beta blocker, a well-established class of medications that reduces blood pressure by reducing the force with which the heart pumps. It is a new drug not previously approved in the United States.

Shave and a haircut and a blood-pressure check. Black men can now trim their risk of death at the same place that they trim their hair – the barber shop.

A possible breakthrough in the battle to control high blood pressure. Researchers at Cornell University and the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research have identified a hormone

If you have high blood pressure, you might want to avoid downing energy drinks, like Red Bull, according to a new study conducted by Wayne State University researchers.