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WeeklyMD > Blog > Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure (Page 3)

Standing Up More Frequently Might Protect Seniors’ Heart Health

2025-08-07
By: Exporter
On: August 7, 2025
In: Blood Pressure, Seniors

THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s a simple way older women can protect their heart health, a new study argues. Just stand up. Women who started standing up from a seated position more often during their day experienced notable improvement in blood pressure after three months, researchers reportedContinue Reading

Longer, Quicker Walks Protect Heart Health

2025-08-07
By: Exporter
On: August 7, 2025
In: Blood Pressure, Fitness & Exercise, Heart / Cardiovascular

THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Adding distance to your daily walk and picking up your pace can help reduce risk of heart problems associated with high blood pressure, a new study says. Compared to a minimum step count of 2,300 steps, every 1,000 additional steps are associated withContinue Reading

Youngsters Face Heart Health Risks From Too Much Screen Time

2025-08-06
By: Exporter
On: August 6, 2025
In: Blood Pressure, Heart / Cardiovascular, Hormones and Disease, Kids' Health

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The time children and teens spend video gaming, scrolling through social media or watching TV could be putting their future heart health at risk, a new study says. Each additional hour of screen time is associated with an increase in heart risk factorsContinue Reading

Doctors Overlooking Common Cause Of High Blood Pressure, New Guidelines Say

2025-07-16
By: Exporter
On: July 16, 2025
In: Blood Pressure, Health & Technology

WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are regularly overlooking a common hormone-driven cause of high blood pressure, a new paper warns. As many as 30% of high blood pressure patients seen by heart specialists and 14% of those seen in primary care have a condition called primary aldosteronism,Continue Reading

‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked To Elevated Childhood Blood Pressure

2025-06-13
By: Exporter
On: June 13, 2025
In: Blood Pressure, Kids' Health

FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids exposed to PFAS “forever chemicals” before birth have an increased risk of high blood pressure in childhood, particularly during their teen years, a new study says. Teenage boys had a 17% higher risk of increased risk of elevated blood pressure if theirContinue Reading

Misconceptions Abound Regarding High Blood Pressure, Poll Finds

2025-06-12
By: Exporter
On: June 12, 2025
In: Blood Pressure

THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A good number of people don’t know that high blood pressure is a silent killer, increasing a person’s heart risk with no obvious symptoms, a new poll has found. More than a third of Americans (37%) erroneously think high blood pressure always hasContinue Reading

FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

2025-06-11
By: Exporter
On: June 11, 2025
In: Blood Pressure, Vitamins / Drugs

Approval marks first triple-combination pill of telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamideContinue Reading

Self-Employment Is Good For Heart Health, Especially For Women

2025-06-03
By: Exporter
On: June 3, 2025
In: Blood Pressure, Obesity

TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Being your own boss might seem potentially stressful, but self-employed women appear to have better heart health than those toiling for a company, a new study says. Women working for themselves had lower rates of obesity, physical inactivity, poor diet and sleeplessness, researchersContinue Reading

Wildfire Smoke Threatens Heart, Lung Health For Months Afterward

2025-05-30
By: Exporter
On: May 30, 2025
In: Blood Pressure, Respiratory Health

FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Skies choked with wildfire smoke can affect people’s heart and lung health for up to three months afterwards, a new study says. The particle pollution created by wildfires continues to increase people’s risk of hospitalization for months after the smoke clears, researchers reportedContinue Reading

Combo Diabetes/High Blood Pressure Threatening More American Lives

2025-05-30
By: Exporter
On: May 30, 2025
In: Blood Pressure, Diabetes

FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Twice as many Americans now face the increased risk of death that comes from having both high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, a new study reports. About 12% of the U.S. population had high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes at theContinue Reading

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