With every heartbeat, the pressure shifts between contraction – referred to as systolic pressure – and relaxation – called ...

The medical term is hypertension. An easy test measures blood pressure. It uses an inflatable cuff around an arm. If the pressure is high, the test will be repeated over several days to get an ...

More pregnant women are being diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure, which risks the life of the parent and child.

Magnesium may reduce blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels and counteracting damage to them. However, research is conflicting on how much it can reduce blood pressure, and the ideal form and ...

Dr Sushil K Sharma The main aim of celebrating this day is to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, its prevention ...

Know Your Numbers! Week is the UK’s biggest blood pressure testing and awareness event. The week aims to help people know their blood pressure and where to go for help should they need any ...

Lifestyle changes in particular, weight loss and reduced sodium intake are beneficial in controlling BP in elderly persons with hypertension and are associated with a reduced need for ...

Encourage Healthy Habits For Seniors ...

Jessica is a writer on the Wellness team with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. When she's not reporting on health facts, she ...

When it comes to assessing risk of developing cardiovascular disease, your doctors fundamentally sort out what known risk ...

Nagpur: Leading interventional cardiologists in Nagpur, on the eve of World Heart Day, have raised an alarm over a rising ...

Evidence is mounting that food packaging and plastic tableware contain toxic chemicals absorbed by humans, a public health ...