Can you offer me any tips on choosing and using a home blood pressure monitor? I just found out I have high blood pressure and my doctor recommended I get a home monitor so I can keep tabs on it. — ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Can you offer me any tips on choosing and using a home blood pressure monitor? I just found out I have high blood pressure, and my doctor recommended I get a home monitor so I can ...

Systolic blood pressure kept under 130 reduces the risk of heart-related death by about 26% among people 80 or older, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Adobe ...

These numbers are ideal when it comes to living a long and healthy life. That’s a healthy blood pressure reading, according to Tasmania-based cardiologist Dr Warrick Bishop. So what exactly is blood ...

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is often known as the “silent killer.” Doctors use this name because the condition usually causes no obvious symptoms, yet it can slowly damage the body ...

Elderly people benefit from taking medications to keep their blood pressure low, same as younger folks, a new study says. Systolic blood pressure kept under 130 reduces the risk of heart-related death ...