Study hints at hot yoga benefit for blood pressure
Sep 5, 2019
Standard yoga is known to be beneficial; researchers wondered if the trendy high-temperature variety would be the same.
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Stare at your phone, see your blood pressure? It could happen
Aug 6, 2019
A study shows high-tech video selfies can produce accurate readings, although work lies ahead.
Genetics may help predict the right blood pressure drug for you
Jun 25, 2019
Researchers used people's genes to predict how well different blood pressure drugs would work – and found an unexpected risk.
Half of U.S. adults should monitor blood pressure at home, study says
Jun 24, 2019
About 104 million U.S. adults should monitor their blood pressure outside the doctor's office, according to a new study. That might be the best way to account for sometimes skewed results.
Energy drinks may provide jolt to heart, blood pressure
May 29, 2019
People who drank 32 ounces of energy drinks in an hour had abnormal electrical activity in their hearts four hours later, according to a study that confirms previous research.
Many with high blood pressure aren't worried. Should they be?
May 24, 2019
Nearly half of people diagnosed with high blood pressure aren't worried about having a heart attack or stroke, according to a new survey.
Faith and an understanding of hardship drive a doctor's work
May 21, 2019
Dr. Brent Egan, who helped develop a national program to prevent high blood pressure, is being honored with the American Heart Association's Louis B. Russell Jr. Memorial Award.
This may be why slashing salt lowers blood pressure
May 13, 2019
A new study may help explain the science behind the importance of cutting sodium intake. It involves boosting metabolites.
Could adding minerals to drinking water fight high blood pressure?
May 7, 2019
A new study suggests adding calcium and magnesium to drinking water could prove an effective strategy for fighting high blood pressure.
Regular low-level radiation exposure raises high blood pressure risk
May 3, 2019
Prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation increases risk of high blood pressure, says a new study that looked at Russian workers at a nuclear plant.