A new study indicates that nearly 1 in 5 young adults aged 24 to 32 years may be suffering from high blood pressure.

Dietary salt reduction has long been suggested as a way to lower blood pressure naturally, but what is the effect of a low salt diet on overall heart health?

Concerns have been raised about taking calcium channel blockers in conjunction with certain antibiotics in a new study published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Researchers have found more evidence indicating that three daily portions of whole-grain foods, specifically wheat or a mixture of wheat and oats, may have the power to lower blood pressure.
This recent study had about 200 middle-aged healthy participants. For four weeks they ate a diet of basically no whole-grains and only refined grains, then for twelve weeks they ate a diet consisting of 3 servings a day of whole-grain wheat and oats.
At the end of the whole-grain phase participants had not only lowered their blood pressure but also had improved …

Pfizer is voluntarily removing the drug Thelin, meant to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, from the market and stopping all clinical trials based on new information showing that it is associated with liver toxicity and even fatal liver injury. The drug was approved in the European Union, Canada and Australia.

Another study was recently published which focused on garlic and blood pressure. In this case, researchers hoped to determine if aged garlic could lower blood pressure in adults on antihypertension medication and whose blood pressure was still uncontrolled.
The study lasted 12 weeks and included 50 patients from Australia. At the end of the study, it was found that those taking the aged garlic extract capsules (960 mg containing 2.4 mg S-allylcysteine daily) had statistically significant reductions in systolic blood pressure compared to those on the placebo.
The garlic supplements were well tolerated, but according …

Could simple orange juice help lower blood pressure? New research shows that a particular compound found in this refreshing drink seems to be associated with lower blood pressure.

With 1 in 3 American adults suffering from hypertension, much research has done to find ways to fight high blood pressure and a reduction in sodium intake has taken center stage.