hypertension

Obstructive sleep apnea raises hypertension risk, a possible link with gut bacteria: Study

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) raises the risk of hypertension, and researchers have found that gut bacteria may be a possible link between the two. The researchers uncovered that a gut microbiome imbalance may lead to hypertension, based on the study where a high-fat diet was fed to rats with sleep apnea. Lead author Dr. David ...click here to read more

Blood pressure 2016: updated measurement guidelines generate controversy even as hypertension cases rise

Blood pressure 2016: updated measurement guidelines generate controversy even as hypertension cases rise. Hypertension treatment in America is on the rise. Researcher Candace McNaughton said, “We found that around 25 percent of all emergency department visits involved patients with hypertension, and that the rate of hypertension-related visits has gone up more than 20 percent since ...click here to read more

Hypertension treatment in diabetes patients reduces cardiovascular risks

If you’re diabetic, managing blood sugar is a main concern. It’s routine to check this before and after meals, a few times a day. Although monitoring blood sugar numbers is part of living with diabetes, there’s another number that diabetics should consider for their health. Hypertension treatment in diabetes patients New research shows that diabetics ...click here to read more

Simple trick for healthy blood pressure

Nowadays anyone and everyone has a smartphone in their hands which constantly keeps them linked to the world. You can Google addresses, FaceTime distant friends and call up anyone by the touch of a simple button. It seems we can’t do much without our smartphones and so researchers from Oxford University, in collaboration with the ...click here to read more

Blood pressure (hypertension) news roundup 2015: Prevention, treatment breakthroughs and outlook for 2016

Lower blood pressure is a large concern for many Americans because hypertension – high blood pressure – is a serious risk for many cardiac events, such as cardiovascular disease and heart attack. Blood pressure is the force with which our blood hits the walls of our arteries. If this is too high, it means our ...click here to read more

Do this one thing for healthy blood pressure

When it comes to lowering blood pressure naturally there are many lifestyle changes that can be made. For example, changing your diet, exercising regularly and reducing stress are all effective ways to lower your blood pressure. And now new research suggests another tactic that can help improve those numbers even more – it’s called transcendental ...click here to read more

Cerebral palsy (CP) in adults increases risk of asthma, hypertension and arthritis

Cerebral palsy in adults increases the risk of asthma, hypertension and arthritis. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a muscle tone, movement, or posture disorder caused by an insult of the immature, developing brain prior to birth. Cerebral palsy is known as a non-progressive disorder, meaning it does not get worse over time. Unfortunately, other conditions that ...click here to read more

PMS may predict future high blood pressure

Researchers have found that premenstrual syndrome (PMS) can be an early marker of future high blood pressure. Researchers found that women who reported moderate to high PMS had a 40 percent higher risk of developing future high blood pressure within a 20-year span compared to women with low PMS. Epidemiologist, Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Sc.D., said, “To ...click here to read more

Pulmonary Hypertension: The Complete Guide

What is pulmonary hypertension? If you’ve received a diagnosis, you’ll know it’s serious. It’s different from having regular high blood pressure. Specifically, the diagnosis means you have high blood pressure in your arteries that go from your lungs to your heart. People often describe it as high blood pressure in the heart-to-lungs system. If you’ve ...click here to read more

Hypertension complications reduced with lower systolic blood pressure

Individuals can reduce the risk of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) – a complication of hypertension – by achieving lower systolic blood pressure than what is currently recommended. The findings come from researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. LVH is a condition characterized by the thickening and enlargement of the walls in the left ventricle. ...click here to read more