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Cardiovascular events don't strike out of the blue. Nearly all of them are preceded by warning signs

Heart attack risk factors

Up against a deadline? Drinking water may reduce your stress levels

Stress Hydration Water

Fewer Americans are dying of heart attacks, but other heart disease fatalities have surged

Heart Attack Deaths

Heart disease is the top cause of death in the U.S., and more than 60% of Americans will have it by 2050

heart disease 2050

It's possible to consume too much caffeine – but it takes a lot of coffee

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Lack of sleep could increase risk of high blood pressure, study says

sleep high blood pressure

Salty foods are making people sick − in part by poisoning their microbiomes

Salt Gut Health

Natural ways to lower your blood pressure

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Married couples tend to share high blood pressure, study finds

Blood pressure married couples

Limiting sodium intake may work as well as some hypertension drugs; here's how to cut back on salt

Reducing sodium in diets

Women with sleeping difficulties may be at greater risk of high blood pressure, study finds

Insomnia Women Hypertension

High blood pressure impacts one-third of adults, but most are not properly treated, WHO says

High Blood Pressure WHO

COVID-19 may trigger high blood pressure, study finds

Sleep deprivation harms the heart, and catching up on weekends may not help

Sleeping In Health

Children's Health

Watching too much TV as a child boosts risk of high blood pressure, obesity and other health conditions, study finds

Screen Time Health Risks

Dahlia flower holds powerful extract that helps treat and prevent diabetes

Dahlia Diabetes Treatment

New blood test predicts which pregnant women will develop preeclampsia

Preeclampsia Blood Test

Japanese plum juice, touted as a natural remedy to heart disease, actually works, Temple researchers say

Japanese Plum Hypertension

Many Americans wrongly assume they understand what normal blood pressure is; that false confidence can be deadly

Normal Blood Pressure

Too much coffee can increase risk of heart disease for people with high blood pressure

Excessive coffee drinking doubles risks of heart disease for people with hypertension

New guidelines for diabetes care call for updated approach to weight loss, cholesterol and blood pressure

Diabetes Care Guidelines

A new investigative drug may treat uncontrolled hypertension

Uncontrolled hypertension

Generation Z is more prone to high blood pressure during pregnancy, data shows

Millennials Gen Z hypertension

Cutting your daily salt intake by 1 gram can reduce your heart disease risk, research shows

Salt heart disease

Naps can prove beneficial, but too many may be bad for your heart

Napping Pros Cons

Gut bacteria may explain why hypertension drugs don't work for everyone with high blood pressure

Blood pressure gut bacteria

Pfizer recalls blood pressure drug Accuretic due to potential carcinogen

Pfizer Accuretic Recall

Spikes in standing blood pressure could be a warning sign of a future heart attack for some young adults

Standing blood pressure

The Nordic diet provides health benefits even when people don't lose weight

Nordic diet

Sexual assault and harassment increases risk of high blood pressure in women, study finds

Hypertension

Young adult women are more likely to experience a stroke than men their age, study finds

Stroke risk for young women

Adding HITT to your workout routine can improve your heart and brain health

HIIT health benefits

Blood pressure has spiked during the pandemic, but these tips can help you lower yours

High Blood Pressure Pandemic

Young people with high blood pressure are at greater risk of dementia, study finds

Hypertension Dementia Risk

One-third of Americans are in danger of developing kidney disease, but many don't know the risk factors

Kidney disease risk factors

Treating resistant hypertension can be a challenge — renal denervation may be an alternative to more drugs

hypertension medicine

Managing kids' cholesterol and blood pressure protects future brain health, new research shows

Children Brain Health

Some blood pressure medications linked to greater skin cancer risk, study finds

Sun safety to prevent skin cancer

Metal exposure linked to pregnancy complications, Rutgers study finds

Metal pregnancy complications

Social isolation has many health risks – for women, they include hypertension

Social isolation risks

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