High Blood Pressure Up 30% in US
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Older, heavier and sedentary, more and more Americans are suffering from high blood pressure, the latest government report shows. And while the numbers in the report are
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The short-term spike in blood pressure that comes with moderate exercise doesn't harm the hearts of healthy older people with mild hypertension, new research shows.
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CALGARY - A supportive spouse or colleague can help stressed workers to bring down their blood pressure, new research suggests. In one study, nearly 250 full-time staff at a large teaching hospital in Toronto
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A report scheduled to be released Monday found that people who live in areas with a high degree of sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties compared to residents
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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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Popular painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen can raise blood pressure and thus the risk of heart disease among men, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Carbohydrate-rich diets are associated with slightly higher blood pressure than diets rich in monounsaturated fats, according to the findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday.    A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...
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More Americans than ever have high blood pressure and the number has risen by nearly a third over the past decade, researchers reported on Monday.
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Growth in prescription drug use among younger adults for heart disease-related conditions, such has high cholesterol and high blood pressure, is outpacing that among older adults, according to a study by Medco Health Solutions Inc.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Adult obesity rates increased in 31 states during the past year, leaving an estimated two-thirds of Americans vulnerable to fatal diseases such as diabetes, stroke and cancer.
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The number of Americans with high blood pressure has increased to 65 million from 50 million a decade ago, driven by the aging of the population and possibly aggravated by the increase in obesity, a new study says.
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Several pain medicines in the United States have been linked to an increase in heart attacks and strokes. Pfizer Drug Company says a new study shows that high levels of Celebrex increase the risk of heart attack.
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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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You can add Canadians to the list of foreigners who are healthier than Americans. Americans are 42 percent more likely than Canadians to have diabetes, 32 percent more likely to have high blood pressure, and 12 percent more likely to have arthritis, Harvard Medical School researchers found. That is according to a survey in which American and Canadian adults were asked over the telephone about their health.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Women who experience high blood pressure during pregnancy have a higher risk of stroke, heart and kidney disease later in life, a new study found.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may progress faster in patients with high blood pressure or a type of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, a new study found.