Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

A speedy new scan could improve how millions of people with high blood pressure are treated, suggests a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. About a quarter of people with ...

A blood pressure as low as 120/80 mm Hg in adolescence can be linked to a higher risk of atherosclerosis in middle age, according to a study led from Linköping University, Sweden. The findings, ...

High blood pressure in kids has nearly doubled in 20 years, with one contributing factor standing out. International researchers have revealed the prevalence of childhood hypertension increased from 3 ...

Global rates of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in childhood and adolescence have nearly doubled since 2000, putting more kids at risk for poor health later in life. “In 2000, about 3.4% of boys ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. A generic blood pressure drug called prazosin, made by Teva Pharmaceuticals, is being recalled by the Food and Drug Administration because it ...

Teva has issued a voluntary recall of more than 500,000 bottles of the widely used blood pressure medication prazosin hydrochloride, citing unacceptable levels of potentially cancer-causing impurities ...

You might want to take another look at your medicine cabinet. More than 580,000 bottles of a type of blood pressure medication have been recalled due to the potential presence of cancer-causing ...

Q: Can watermelon actually lower blood pressure? Evidence suggests it can help, particularly in people with pre-hypertension or metabolic risk, because watermelon is rich in L-citrulline, an amino ...

A new pill called baxdrostat may offer hope for people whose blood pressure stays high even after taking standard medications. In a recent study, the drug lowered blood pressure and also seemed to ...

Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a condition called hypertension. Hypertension is the No. 1 risk factor for heart disease and stroke. In addition, hypertension increases risk of ...

The balance between estrogen and androgens plays a role in blood pressure (BP) regulation apart from the absolute hormone levels alone, according to new data from a review of 14 studies presented at ...