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Migraine Associated With Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

According to research, women who have migraines with aura could be more likely to...

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Insomnia and Short Sleep Duration Associated With Increased Mortality Risk

According to research, men with insomnia and sleep duration of six or fewer hours...

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Walnut Consumption Significantly Decreases LDL Cholesterol

Researchers have found that high-walnut-enriched diets significantly decreased total and LDL cholesterol for the...

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Dietary Fat Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

According to a study, high intake of dietary fats from red meat and dairy...

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New Evidence Why Repair of Myelin Fails in Multiple Sclerosis

Research has uncovered new evidence suggesting that damage to nerve cells in people with...

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Memory Test Helps Understand Parkinson's Disease Effect on Behavior

A new neuropsychological memory test developed by Dr. Mark Gluck, is helping to uncover...

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Patient Receives Cardiac Stem Cells in Clinical Trial

Doctors at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have announced the completion of the first procedure...

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New Blood Test Increases the Accuracy of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

According to a study at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a new blood test used...

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3-D Images of Eyes Developed to Reveal Details of Macular Degeneration

To get a better look at the abnormalities that cause age-related macular degeneration, the...

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Ginkgo Biloba Extract Offers Some Benefit for Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disease afflicting young and middle-aged adults, resulting in...

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Obesity Increases Aggressive Prostate Cancer Risk

According to the findings from a randomized, controlled clinical trial, obesity is associated with...

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Prostate Cancer Therapy Increases Risk of Bone and Heart Side Effects

Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of...

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer

According to a study by John S. Witte and colleagues, omega-3 fatty acids appear...

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Green Tea Component Has Potential To Inhibit HIV Infection

A chemical that occurs naturally in green tea appears to prevent HIV-1 (the virus...

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Short Sleep Duration Associated with High Blood Pressure in Midlife

According to a study, middle-aged adults who sleep fewer hours appear more likely to have high blood pressure and to experience adverse changes in...

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Moderate Consumption of Fatty Fish Reduces Diastolic Blood Pressure

Several studies have concluded that fish oil supplementation can reduce high blood pressure. Examples: Harvard researchers have shown  that supplementation with 7.7 to 9...

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Regular Exercise Reduces the Incidence of High Blood Pressure

A sedentary lifestyle could be a risk for high blood pressure (hypertension), according to the results of both cross sectional and longitudinal studies. High...

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Hormone in Overweight Male Teens Could Increase Blood Pressure

According to researchers, overweight male teens even with normal blood pressure could have elevated levels of a hormone known to increase blood pressure as...

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Researchers Develop Easier Way to Diagnose Kids' High Blood Pressure

Pediatrician David Kaelber and fellow researchers have developed a simplified chart used to diagnose high blood pressure in children. "We know that children with...

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Magnesium Could Lower Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Adults

Little is known about the effect of magnesium on insulin sensitivity and blood pressure in healthy individuals. This research investigated whether magnesium could improve...

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Reducing Sodium Consumption to Help Prevent High Blood Pressure

According to a CDC (Centers for Disease Control) report, two-thirds of U.S. adults should be making major reductions in sodium consumption to help prevent...

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High Blood Pressure Diet Also Reduces Risk of Heart Failure

A large study demonstrates that women who followed the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet also significantly reduced their risk of developing heart...

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Researchers Reveal Genes Associated With High Blood Pressure

An international research team has identified common genetic variants associated with systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and high blood pressure (hypertension), suggesting potential...

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Hypertensive Kids More Likely to Have Learning and Attention Problems

A University of Rochester Medical Center study has found that children who have high blood pressure are more likely to have learning disabilities and...

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Study Explains Link Between Depression and Cardiovascular Disease

Researchers have shown that depression is linked with the accumulation of visceral or belly fat, the kind of fat packed between internal organs at...

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Stroke Victims Tend To Do Worse If They Have Prior Sleep Apnea

According to a prospective study of 174 patients who were diagnosed with an acute ischemic stroke, stroke victims tend to do worse if they...

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Smoking, High Blood Pressure and Overweight Top 3 Preventable Causes of Mortality

According to the most comprehensive study yet to look at how diet, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors for chronic disease contribute to mortality in...

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Increased Carotid Artery Wall Thickness Related to High Blood Pressure and Diabetes

Increased carotid artery wall thickness (CAWT), which can cause heart attack and stroke in many patients, is significantly related to diabetes and hypertension (high...

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Fatty Fish Consumption Reduces Men's Risk of Heart Failure

In research that represents one of the largest studies to investigate the association, and adding to growing evidence that omega-3 fatty acids are of...

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Study Demonstrates Effects of Grape-Enriched Diet on Heart Health

A study performed in laboratory rats suggests grapes may prevent heart health risks beyond the simple blood pressure lowering impact that can come from...

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Device Highlighted As an Effective Treatment for High Blood Pressure

RESPeRATE, the only medical device cleared by the FDA and CE-approved for the adjunctive treatment of hypertension, is highlighted as an effective treatment for...

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Drug Free Treatment for High Blood Pressure Successfully Tested

Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a drug free treatment for high blood pressure in a clinical trial in Melbourne.   The clinical trial...

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Consume Less Salt to Reduce Risk of High Blood Pressure

In 2005 - 2006, an estimated 29% of U.S. adults had high blood pressure (hypertension), and another 28% had prehypertension. High blood pressure increases...

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Garden Pea Extract May Help Fight High Blood Pressure, Kidney Disease

According to researchers, proteins found in a common garden pea show promise as a natural food additive or new dietary supplement for fighting high...

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