(PhysOrg.com) -- Hypertension is the leading contributor to global mortality, and is known to depend on the interaction of environmental and heritable factors. However, the genetic variations identified so far only explain 1-2% of the difference in blood pressure in the population, suggesting the presence of many more variations yet to be discovered.

Title: Percentage of U.S. Adults With Hypertension Holds Steady at 30% Category: Health News Created: 10/27/2010 4:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 10/28/2010

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Pulmonary hypertension is an illness that results in the right side of the heart having to work much harder than the left. It becomes progressively worse and is sometimes fatal, but a researcher has discovered what could be the first completely effective breakthrough in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension is abnormally high blood ...

There are many good reasons to ensure sufficient exercise in everyday life. However, advising patients with increased blood pressure (hypertension) to exercise regularly is often regarded as a specific medical measure aiming to reduce the increased risk of late complications. But whether more exercise actually helps to avoid illnesses related to hypertension or at least delay their onset has ...

More Americans are aware that they have high blood pressure, and more are taking medicine to try to control it, according to a government report released yesterday.