New research shows that different arm positions can produce different blood pressure readings. Blood pressure readings taken ...

People who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure may want to check again. That’s because many commonly used arm positions for blood pressure checks can lead to inaccurately high readings, ...

“One of my hopes is that this will help inform patients as to how to do this on their own and also to tell their health care ...

Improper arm positions sometimes used during blood pressure screenings may lead to significantly overestimated readings, ...

High blood pressure (hypertension) causes thickening of the blood vessels and hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis). A study conducted by Brazilian researchers has shown for the first time that ...

highlights four natural strategies to combat high blood pressure, reports Gloucestershire Live. According to Gjergja, movement is often the best medicine. He recommends at least 150 minutes of ...

A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during ...

Researchers conclude that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of ...

Nuts: Some research shows that eating nuts regularly lowers LDL cholesterol levels by as much as 16 percent. They not only ...

These drugs have additional risks. If you take them often enough and at a high enough dose, they can seriously damage the kidneys. So what's a person with high blood pressure and a headache to do?

It’s the thing we dread hearing at our midlife health check, but in fact an early diagnosis could prove a blessing. High ...

Hypertension is a very common condition, affecting about half of all adults in the U.S. But it doesn’t always have symptoms, ...