New research suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium intake.

April 8 on 39 types of medications, approximately a quarter of which are used to treat cardiovascular-related conditions. In ...

A board certified cardiologist has shared a list of the seven most common signs and symptoms to look out for as it could mean ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham, a Harvard hospital, have found over a dozen 'overlooked' risk factors for dementia and ...

Understanding your risks, taking preventive measures and managing high blood pressure, if present, can help you avoid heart disease and other complications related to high blood pressure. High blood ...

An intensive three-drug regimen of heart medications did not significantly impact the rate of serious cardiovascular events ...

Excessive screen time can affect sleep and lead to chronic illnesses such as high blood pressure, insulin resistance, obesity, and other musculoskeletal problems like back pain due to poor posture.

The pleasure we get from eating junk food—the dopamine rush—is often blamed as the cause of overeating and rising obesity rates in our society. But paradoxically, anecdotal evidence suggests ...

Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the blood vessels ... How do you know if your chest pain is muscular or heart-related? Heart pain and muscular chest pain can be similar, but ...

In 7.4% of women, blood pressure started out high, dropped during the second trimester, then increased again. A third group of women (12.4%) had slightly elevated systolic blood pressure that ...

It found that taking oral magnesium supplements significantly reduced blood pressure but was likely only effective in people already deficient in magnesium. Another study analyzed the results of 49 ...