How Black women can take control of their blood pressure
Sep 28, 2021
A self-care program to teach strategies about medication, healthy eating and exercise may offer Black women help in controlling high blood pressure, a small study suggests.
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Uncontrolled high blood pressure shifts with age, hitting men and women differently
Sep 27, 2021
Younger men and older women are most likely to have high blood pressure that's not under control despite taking medication, preliminary research says.
Weight-loss meds, surgery could fight obesity-related high blood pressure
Sep 20, 2021
When diet and exercise aren't helping, experts analyzing treatments for obesity-related high blood pressure say medications and metabolic surgery can be effective.
Fitness didn't keep him from heart problems or COVID-19, but it did help him recover
Sep 17, 2021
LeCount Holmes has lived by the mantra "don't give up." It helped him to overcome atrial fibrillation and COVID-19.
Travel to high altitudes could be dangerous for people with heart conditions
Sep 9, 2021
People with high blood pressure and heart conditions should talk to their doctor before traveling to places at high altitude, a new scientific statement from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ advises.
Kids who snore could be at risk for blood pressure, heart problems
Aug 18, 2021
Obstructive sleep apnea may lead to higher blood pressure and other heart-related problems in children and adolescents, according to an ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ report that calls for sleep tests in children at risk.
How a doctor's presence may alter blood pressure readings
Aug 9, 2021
Researchers measure nerve activity to show how a doctor's presence prompts a "fight or flight" response and boosts blood pressure.
Early breastfeeding, even for a few days, could lower blood pressure in toddler years
Jul 21, 2021
Infants who received even a relatively small amount of their mother's early breast milk, also known as colostrum, had lower blood pressure at 3 years old than those never breastfed, a new study shows.
Doctor thought high blood pressure was his only problem – then he had a heart attack
Jun 28, 2021
When Dr. David Watlington learned he had high blood pressure, he took medicine and changed his diet. He made progress quickly, yet not in time to prevent a heart attack.
U.S. appears to lose ground in controlling high blood pressure
Jun 14, 2021
After years of improvement, high blood pressure control among adults in the U.S. dropped regardless of age, race or ethnicity, according to new research.