Taking blood pressure medication before bedtime significantly reduces nighttime blood pressure without adverse effects.

For accurate readings, check your blood pressure twice a day, take five minutes to relax, and make sure you're following your ...

Hypertension is one of the most preventable and treatable causes of premature death worldwide. Measuring blood pressure regularly, at home, is also one of the best ways to keep track of it. However, ...

Dr. Domenic Sica answers the question: 'Best Time For Blood Pressure Checks?' — -- Question: I am monitoring my own blood pressure. What time of day should I measure my blood pressure?

To read your blood pressure measurements, it's important to know what's considered hypertension, and when you should seek ...

The new guidelines encourage patients to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption entirely, compared with the old guidelines. For people who do want to drink alcohol, the new guidelines recommend that ...

One out three adults has high blood pressure in the United States. Checking your blood pressure is a mainstay of every medical checkup. Now, there's some new medical advice on this seemingly mundane ...

Ritu Trivedi is a member of the Australian National Hypertension Taskforce working groups for patient activation and engagement, and awareness and screening of high blood pressure. Clara Chow is a ...