Health News Archives

Preemies’ Low Blood Pressure Linked to SIDS
Preterm infants already at higher risk for SIDS and this may be why, researchers say

Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Risks
'Ambulatory' measures are better than readings in doctor's office, study says

High Blood Pressure Stalks Many Americans
Seven in 10 don't do enough to protect themselves from stroke, heart attack

Pregnant Rural Women More at Risk
Poverty, social deprivation among factors boosting odds of preeclampsia, hypertension

Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds
Studies had found blacks twice as likely to skip medicines, compared to whites

Vest Monitors ’Individual’ Air Pollution
Researchers in Detroit say it detected additional cardiovascular damage

Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women’s Hypertension Risk
These particles carry cholesterol and triglycerides throughout the body

Heart Failure Hospitalizations Up Sharply
Epidemic linked to hypertension, obesity, diabetes, study shows

Lack of Potassium Linked to High Blood Pressure
The finding is especially true for blacks, study suggests

Diabetes, Hypertension Hasten Death in Alzheimer’s Patients
They're more than twice as likely to die sooner, study finds