Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Checking your blood pressure at home or a local pharmacy can be an effective way to stay proactive about your heart health.

Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood exerts on the blood vessels in your body. As your heart beats, it contracts and relaxes, pushing blood out of the heart to the arteries, which ...

*Nearly half of all adults in the United States are living with high blood pressure — and a significant number have no idea.

High blood pressure can quietly damage your heart, brain and kidneys over time. However, small, everyday habits can make a meaningful difference.

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But the study found 61% of people with high blood pressure do not take medication that would help control it. This finding ...

Dr. Marina Jansen explains why high blood pressure is such a serious health concern. Sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan ...