Hypertension and anaemia - Q-I have just been diagnosed with hypertension. My doctor has prescribed Diupres and says I have to take it for the rest of my life. Since taking the...

Hypertension - It's the new prostate - They say that most men, if they live long enough, will die with prostate cancer if not from it. It's an inevitable process of ageing, it seems. No...

Measuring blood pressure - Having no symptoms, hypertension can only be diagnosed by measuring it. Two readings are taken: the pressure of the blood when pumping (systolic), and...

Hypertension combos - When a single drug doesn’t sort out a health issue, doctors tend to throw two at the problem. So medicine came up with the idea of hypertensive drug ‘...

What is hypertension? - Hypertension (high blood pressure) is not a ‘disease’ per se; it is believed to be a significant risk factor in other diseases, including heart attack...

Pulmonary hypertension - Q:I am a 58-year-old woman with pulmonary hypertension (blood clots in the lungs). I am at my wit's end. My doctors have virtually given up on me, s...

Kidney failure and hypertension - Q An elderly colleague, aged 82, is experiencing symptoms that he feels may be attributable to his medication for high blood pressure. His daily regim...

hypertension - alternatives to drug therapies - Q:What are possible alternatives to drug treatment for (borderline) hyper tension and raised pressure in eyes, especially early middle age? Also, whe...