Blood pressure shows the force of blood pushing against your artery walls. High blood pressure (hypertension) can increase ...

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Scientists say that arm position can make a difference during blood pressure readings. A recent trial at Johns Hopkins found slightly lower blood pressure numbers when a person’s arm is lying on a ...

Changing the way you walk could make all the difference.

A Johns Hopkins study reveals slight arm-position changes during blood pressure tests can falsely elevate readings.

Researchers have shown, for the first time, that speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) can be used for cuffless blood ...

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Plus, research suggests that taking 500 to 1,000 milligrams of magnesium supplements per day can help lower systolic blood pressure by as much as 2.7 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) to 5.6 mm Hg ...

Whether you take your pill at 8 a.m. or 8 p.m., managing high blood pressure is about more than just popping pills. Diet, movement, sleep, and stress all play their part.

In contrast to the typical American diet with higher sodium, the DASH4D diet with lower sodium reduced end-of-period systolic blood pressure by 4.6 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by 2.3 mmHg.

(WGHP) — You go to the doctor’s office, and one of the first things they’ll do is take your blood pressure. It’s a simple procedure that takes just seconds but knowing whether you have ...