More than one drink a day may raise high blood pressure risk in adults with Type 2 diabetes
In a large study of adults with Type 2 diabetes, moderate drinking (defined as eight or more alcoholic beverages a week) was associated with a 60% or higher…
Some health care professionals use outdated guidelines to screen and diagnose hypertension
Results of a survey show that some health care professionals are not following evidence-based guidelines, potentially leading to under and overdiagnosis of hypertension.
Kids with white-coat hypertension might be at risk for eventual progression to sustained high blood pressure
Children and adolescents diagnosed with white-coat hypertension, a condition where blood pressure is higher when at the doctor’s office, might eventually progress to sustained hypertension, according to a…
Shorter rest periods yield same results when measuring blood pressure
American Heart Association Hypertension 2020 Scientific Sessions Report Current guidelines recommending five minutes of rest before a patient can receive a blood pressure screening may not be necessary…
How Vitamin C could help over 50s retain muscle mass
New research shows that vitamin C could help over 50s retain muscle mass in later life.