Pulse oximeters may provide inaccurate oxygen level readings for people with darker skin tones. The FDA plans to issue new ...

Proper blood pressure measurement requires supporting your arm at heart level and resting before taking the reading for ...

Experts said many of the diseases and conditions that crop up later in life can be managed or controlled through lifestyle ...

That's especially true for people with high blood pressure. Many over-the-counter ... Usually, only very low daily doses -- 81 milligrams or one baby aspirin -- are recommended for cardiovascular ...

“Hypertension is regarded as the silent killer. There are no symptoms until there is a major event or catastrophe,” said Dr.

Hurricane forecasters are continuing to monitor a low-pressure system expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Disorganized showers ...

Regular consumption of beet juice may help lower blood pressure in people with hypertension (high blood pressure ... Signs and symptoms of low blood pressure (hypotension) can include: Drinking beet ...

Independent of blood pressure levels, a higher pulse pressure confers ... major bleeding becomes high when platelet levels drop below 30,000. The most common cause of low platelets in older ...

Our findings confirm a significant link between elevated RHR and low NKA ... blood pressure (DBP) were determined by averaging the last two of three measurements, with a minimum interval of 1 minute ...

The findings could open the door to better ways to treat high blood pressure. University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how certain cells have the amazing ability to ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists who arranged for 48 human bioengineered heart tissue samples to spend 30 days at the International Space Station report evidence that the low gravity conditions ...