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Children and teenagers with high blood pressure may have more difficulty with memory, planning and tackling complex tasks than their peers do, a small study suggests.

The study included 64…

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has shown that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a predictor of mortality among…

Keeping blood pressure down is critical for African Americans with type 2 diabetes as high pressures increase the risk of kidney disease progression, according to a report in The American…

Researchers in Canada are reporting evidence that eggs — often frowned upon for their high cholesterol content — may reduce another heart disease risk factor — high blood pressure.

Researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have linked higher levels of the hormone aldosterone to high blood pressure and blood vessel…

A new study has identified the first common gene variants associated with an increased incidence of hypertension – a significant risk factor for heart attack,…

People who say they are making lifestyle changes in addition to taking medication to reduce high blood pressure may actually be less likely to have their blood pressure under control…

Awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure have increased significantly in England, according to a nationally representative health survey reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart…

A French study reported in the 12th January issue of Archives of Internal Medicine has found a strong correlation between blood pressure and outdoor temperature in a large sample of the elderly.(1)…

Outdoor temperature and blood pressure appear to be correlated in the elderly, with higher rates of hypertension in cooler months, according to a report in the January 12…

Adding another reason for people to watch their blood pressure, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that increased blood pressure in…

Do men and women respond differently to blood pressure-lowering treatment? A report from Australia suggests that a broad range of treatments for high blood pressure or “hypertension” have similar…

Blood pressure readings done in the doctor’s office may have little value at predicting which patients who continue to have high blood pressure despite treatment will have a…

Continuously measuring blood pressure may help predict heart disease and related deaths among individuals with treatment-resistant hypertension, while blood pressure readings taken in a medical…

Young and healthy African-American men have higher central blood pressure and their blood vessels are stiffer compared to their white counterparts, signs that the African American men are developing hypertension…

More than half of people diagnosed with high blood pressure do not have it under control and many more go undiagnosed, according to research carried…

A class of drugs once widely used to lower blood pressure - beta-blockers - may actually lead to heart problems, a study concludes.

Beta-blockers work by slowing the heart rate,…

Social environment may play a greater role in the disparity between the numbers of African Americans living with hypertension compared to non-Hispanic whites with the disease. A study by researchers at the…

High-caffeine soft drinks may do more than give people a jolt of energy. They may also boost heart rates and blood pressure levels, researchers say.

The results of a small study prompted…

American Society of Hypertension Updates Guidelines to Address 7-Fold Mortality Increase in Hypertensive Patients with Diabetes

Updated guidance published in the current issue of the American Society of Hypertension’s…

Scientists in Japan have identified four proteins in chicken legs which appear to be effective in controlling high blood pressure, a study has said.

In a paper published in…

When doctors tell patients with high blood pressure to get some exercise, most of them listen - yet too few doctors are doing so, a new study suggests.

Using…

Patients who require therapy to lower their blood pressure following a stroke do not appear to be at a higher risk for bleeding or other adverse outcomes…

Babies who gain weight rapidly in the first months after birth may have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure as adults, British researchers said on…

The drug allopurinol, which lowers uric acid levels, appears to reduce blood pressure in adolescents with newly diagnosed hypertension, according to a preliminary report in the…