'Normal' Blood Pressure May Still Be Too High
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A new study of heart disease patients finds that "normal" blood pressure may not be low enough.
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Suffering from a blood pressure problem, in that case, you need not rush to a doctor. Now sitting at home with the help of a blood pressure device you can monitor your pressure.
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The rate of health-threatening high blood pressure has started rising among America's children for the first time in decades, researchers reported today, a trend long feared by experts worried about the consequences of the obesity epidemic.
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NEW YORK  - Glaucoma is more likely to occur in people with an elevated pulse pressure -- the difference between the high blood pressure number (when the heart beats) and the low number (when the heart is relaxed) -- Dutch researchers report.
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A new report by government researchers finds the number of Americans with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, as Americans have gotten older and fatter.
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Nearly a third of American adults have high blood pressure, putting them at greater risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure and other problems, according to a new government analysis.
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The 36-year-old South Asian immigrant didn't seem like a typical candidate for a heart attack. He was lean, a nonsmoker and had healthy blood pressure, although his cholesterol levels hovered just above normal. But when his chest pain lasted for an hour, he headed for the emergency room.
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Some high blood pressure in persons  over the age of 60 should be treated more aggressively,  according to a study published on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - High blood pressure is a big  risk factor for stroke, but people with normal blood pressure  can have a stroke. In a new study, researchers have identified  other key determinants of this debilitating neurologic problem.
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Marion Williams knows she has a hard time relaxing. She leads a busy life as a traveling nurse, grandmother of 10, and advocate for nursing home residents, and for years she had high blood pressure. "It was due to the stress," said Williams, one of many black Americans who has battled high blood pressure.
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A third of the world's adult population -- more than one billion people -- will suffer from high blood pressure by 2025, scientists predicted on Friday.
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High blood pressure is out of control in the world, with over one billion sufferers expected by 2025, experts warn.
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Over the past decade, the number of Americans with high blood pressure has increased significantly, suggesting an epidemic. A new report shows that one in three Americans has high blood pressure, which represents
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A number of studies have shown that African Americans are more likely than Caucasians to have high blood pressure. Although genetic factors are often blamed, new research suggests that this racial gap is largely due to environmental -- and potentially preventable -- factors.
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According to new study of heart disease patients finds that &quot;normal&quot; blood pressure may not be low enough. By reducing their pressure well below the levels suggested by national guidelines, patients had fewer
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Elevated levels smooth out highs and lows, study says    HealthDayNews -- Higher blood pressure may dull a person's emotional response, smoothing out emotional highs and lows, says a study in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.    Clemson University researchers checked the blood pressure of 65 volunteers and then showed them a series of photographs meant to elicit either a positive or negative emotional response...
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NEW YORK  - Brain "microbleeds," small bleeding sites in the brain detected with MRI that usually cause no immediate symptoms, are associated with an increase in blood pressure in patients who already have high blood pressure or "hypertension," new research suggests.