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 ...

Be honest, when was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? No, really? The health marker is something many of us gloss over, and it's easy to skim through the years completely unaware of ...

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries (vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of your body). Blood pressure is measured in two numbers. Systolic ...

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 the Centers for Disease Control, nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. Living with hypertension can put you at risk for heart ...

A study reveals that adolescent blood pressure levels are strong predictors of coronary atherosclerosis, emphasizing the ...

Children with higher blood pressure as young as age 7 face a sharply increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by their mid-50s, according to a massive decades-long study. Researchers found ...

A new study suggests that going to bed at the same time every night could lower blood pressure in people with hypertension.