A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be ...

Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of 9 to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a significantly lower ...

Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of nine to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a significantly lower risk of hypertension, according to a study.

Exposure to sugar rationing in the womb and in early childhood may lower the risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension later in life, with the protective effects most pronounced when sugar ...

There are many hypertension risk factors. Some, we have control over, others we have no say in. Risk factors we have some control over include: Eating an unhealthy diet (high in salty or processed ...

While medical headlines often focus on the biochemical underpinnings of disease, our body's biomechanics are equally crucial.

Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of nine to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a significantly lower risk of hypertension ... association with the incidence of hypertension.

and the burden of coexisting risk factors. Recent guidelines of the Seventh Joint National Committee on Hypertension (JNC 7) recommend consideration of more modest blood pressure elevations (i.e ...

with family history serving as a strong predictor of an individual's risk of hypertension. Additionally, lifestyle factors such as poor dietary habits (high sodium intake, low potassium intake), ...

The new primary prevention of stroke guideline from the American Stroke Association urges healthcare professionals to screen people for stroke risk factors, including high blood pressure, elevated ...