Checking your blood pressure at home or a local pharmacy can be an effective way to stay proactive about your heart health. However, when you’re not receiving readings in the presence of a doctor, it ...

Everyone talks about blood pressure like it's a fixed score, but it actually moves along with age. The numbers that look great in your twenties might raise concern later on. Awareness of what's normal ...

DECADES. I HAD GONE FOR A ROUTINE CHECKUP AND THE DOCTOR SAID, MY PRESSURE WAS VERY HIGH AND REFERRED ME TO A PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT. THAT WAS AROUND 25 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN, BARBARA ...

A growing body of research suggests that high blood pressure, or hypertension, affects men and women in different ways. Emerging research suggests that women may have an increased risk of heart attack ...

AS WOMEN AGE, THE CHANCES OF DEVELOPING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASES, EVEN AMONG THOSE WITH HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD LOW BLOOD PRESSURE. THE TRICKY PART IS YOU MAY NOT EVEN KNOW. I’D ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A medical trend among pregnant women is troubling - high blood pressure is on the rise and it can lead to problems with the health of the mother and baby. To protect your health ...

Women who struggle to fall asleep at night might want to get their blood pressure checked. A new study found that women with sleeping difficulties are at greater risk of developing hypertension, an ...

Hypertension can also raise the risk of other health problems, including kidney disease and dementia. The link between blood ...

Black women who develop high blood pressure before age 35 may have triple the risk of having a stroke by middle age, new data suggests. The findings come as the medical community has noted with ...

Pre-eclampsia, a condition that causes dangerously high blood pressure, is a leading cause of death among mothers and babies.