More than thirty years ago, researchers began experimenting with the idea of using a device similar to a pacemaker to treat high blood pressure. While these early trials showed ... Read More

A landmark study released in the New England Journal of Medicine and simultaneously presented at a national meeting of The American College of Cardiology has found that, in non-emergency situations, ... Read More

Diagnosing heart problems often begins when your doctor listens to your heart with a stethoscope. A heathly, normal heart has a distinct set of sounds associated with each cycle ... Read More

Weight control is an important lifestyle issue in both the prevention and management of high blood pressure. For many people, making the changes necessary for long term weight control ... Read More

In the United States, there is a measurable difference in life expectancy between whites and blacks. While this difference is attributable to several factors, new research suggests that, from ... Read More

For years, there has been some concern that people who drink a lot of coffee or other caffeinated drinks may be placing themselves at increased risk of developing high blood ... Read More

As highlighted in a recent news story, Dr. Fuad Ziai, an endocrinologist from Illinois, has given about 800 adolescent patients prescriptions for the ADHD drug Adderal in an attempt to ... Read More

An experimental high blood pressure medicine called Angiontensin-(1-7) has shown initial promise as a potential lung cancer treatment according to Patricia E. Gallagher, Ph.D., and E. Ann Tallant, Ph.D, researchers ... Read More

Data published by researchers at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation suggests that people who have heart attacks during the weekend are slightly more likely to die than those who suffer ... Read More

Scientists at Columbia Medical Center have discovered that regular exercise not only promotes heart health and helps maintain ideal body weight, it also boosts memory power and memory longevity. Exercise stimulates ... Read More

Dr. David Jacobs Jr., an epidemiologist with the University of Minnesota, has published new research clearly demonstrating that exercise early in life leads to large declines in the risk for ... Read More

Interesting links continue to be drawn between blood pressure and brain function, with new studies seeming to indicate that low blood pressure can be as bad for brain function as ... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, called Tekturna, for the treatment of high blood pressure. The drug was widely anticipated to be approved, but is ... Read More

A team of researchers at Stanford University have concluded a major study designed to investigate the various effects of several popular diets. The study looked at diets that advocate some ... Read More

The FDA is considering a device, called a remote hemodynamic monitor, for approval to be used in humans. The tiny device in question is meant to be implanted inside ... Read More

A common hormone in the human body, Angiotensin II has long been known to increase blood pressure by causing blood vessels to narrow. In fact, the malfunction of the ... Read More