The importance of saturated fats? - With every New Year, most of us resolve to eat better and to avoid all those goodies laden with saturated fats, from full-fat cheeses and butter to ex...

High blood pressure: - There was plenty of advice for the reader who is taking the drug Atenolol for her high blood pressure. The drug is affecting her quality of life, and...

Low blood pressure - Q:We hear an awful lot about hypertension high blood pressure but not so much about hypotension low blood pressure. My wife is suffering from all the...

Keeping blood pressure in check safely - There are literally scores of ways to reduce high blood pressure (BP) without having to take recourse to drugs.

High blood pressure - The high incidence of hypertension high blood pressure in the West and its virtual absence in many developing countries has been attributed to a numbe...

Fish oil reduces blood pressure - Fish oil reduces blood pressure in those whose levels are raised, according to an analysis of 31 placebo controlled trials involving 1356 people (Circ...

Dietary fibre can lower blood pressure - Australian researchers have shown that individuals with hypertension can substantially decrease their blood pressure by increasing dietary fibre and p...

Throwing out the salt shaker lowers blood pressure - A low salt diet known as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet significantly lowers blood pressure in those with either high or norm...