For accurate readings, check your blood pressure twice a day, take five minutes to relax, and make sure you're following your monitor's directions.

Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood exerts on the blood vessels in your body. As your heart beats, it contracts and relaxes, pushing blood out of the heart to the arteries, which ...

The practicalities of measuring blood pressure is a major time-consuming preoccupation in general practice, albeit much ...

One of the best ways to lower diastolic blood pressure is by changing your diet. The DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop ...

High blood pressure is a common medical condition that can lead to heart disease, if it's left untreated. Here's how to know ...

Cardiovascular surgeon Dr London emphasises the importance of measuring blood pressure correctly. He suggests taking multiple ...

Research shows that high intakes of dietary magnesium, an essential mineral for our health, may help lower blood pressure.

Hypertension, a silent killer affecting millions, poses significant risks for cardiovascular disease, kidneys and stroke.

“Sleep apnea is a common condition where breathing stops and starts many times during sleep,” says Corteville. He explains that these drops in oxygen put stress on the heart and blood vessels, ...