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A study of more than five thousand African Americans found that individuals who were involved with or participated in religious activities had significantly lower blood pressure than those…

A new study presented today indicates that cognitive function is adversely affected by exaggerated blood pressure variability, or the difference between systolic and diastolic readings, in elderly patients 80 years…

Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis unveiled data on Wednesday on two new hypertension drugs, Rasilez and Exforge, saying tests had demonstrated they were effective at lowering blood pressure.

Novartis said…

Data from clinical studies presented today at the 21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH 2006), show that aliskiren, the first in…

Cheap diuretics are the best first step in treating high blood pressure to prevent heart failure, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

Their study, published in the American Heart Association journal…

After rushing to make your appointment, your name is called to be seen by the doctor. You are escorted to a room, where you…

People who were born during hot, dry years seem to have higher blood pressures, a study in the American Journal of Epidemiology indicates.

The link could be the…

Physicians at the Hypertension and Vascular Disease Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have proven that a new medical device improves blood pressure management in patients with the…

A drug traditionally used to treat myasthenia gravis shows potential benefit for reducing symptoms of orthostatic hypotension without raising blood pressure when people lie down, according…

Treatment with the blood pressure drug olmesartan (sold as Benicar) effectively prevents migraine in patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) or pre-hypertension, a study hints.

Olmesartan belongs to a class…

Loneliness is a major risk factor in increasing blood pressure in older Americans, and could increase the risk of death from stroke and heart disease,…

In elderly men with high blood pressure (hypertension), the duration of anti-hypertensive treatment is associated with a reduced risk of dementia and cognitive decline, according to a report.

Lead…

People really can commit to diet and lifestyle changes for the long haul, and the benefit shows up in their blood pressure, researchers reported Monday.

In a study of 810…

If you’re middle age and sleep five or less hours a night, you may be increasing your risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a study released by…

Being lonely is not good for the health and now researchers say it is a factor in raised blood pressure.

It has now joined the ranks of obesity and…

Loneliness is a major risk factor in increasing blood pressure in older Americans, and could increase the risk of death from stroke and heart disease, new research at…

Grape seed extract lowered the blood pressure of patients who participated in a UC Davis study of the benefits of the supplement on people with high blood…

The prevalence of hypertension (high blood pressure) appears to decline and remain low after bariatric surgery, and blood pressure drops the most among patients who had untreated…

Treating pre-hypertension with medication and lifestyle modifications reduces the risk of patients progressing to hypertension, a new study involving researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has concluded.

The…

A new study shows by giving a blood pressure drug to people with measurements above normal but not yet considered too high, the development of hypertension might be delayed.

Giving a blood pressure drug to people with measurements above normal but not yet considered too high might delay the development of hypertension, according to preliminary research released on Tuesday.

Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, on Tuesday said patients taking its experimental drug to raise “good” HDL cholesterol experienced a slight rise in systolic blood pressure, as…

Pattern of declining blood pressure across replicate population surveys of the WHO MONICA project, mid-1980s to mid-1990s, and the role of medication BMJ Online First

Blood pressure lowering drugs were…

Opioid hormones, which are naturally produced by the body to reduce pain, may be involved in changes in both pain sensitivity and blood pressure among people with early-stage hypertension.

“Persons…

Researchers led by UVa Health System pathologist Robin Felder, Ph.D., have demonstrated that looking for several variations of genes that control blood pressure can predict the risk…