One potential conflict after another has surfaced among the members of three groups that are developing major public health standards on hypertension, cholesterol and obesity.

One potential conflict after another has surfaced among the members of three groups that are developing major public health standards on hypertension, cholesterol and obesity.

The government plan targets hypertension and high cholesterol management, smoking cessation, and decreased consumption of sodium and trans fat.

A new Florida Department of Health study says 61 percent of adults in Martin County are obese or overweight. According to the 2010 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data Report released by the Division of Disease Control and Bureau of Epidemiology, 40 percent of Martin County adults have been diagnosed with high blood cholesterol and 36 percent of adults have high blood pressure ...

Almost 12 per cent of patients ailing with high blood pressure are resistant to anti-hypertensive drugs. So said Spanish cardiologist Dr Cesar Cerezo of the Hypertension and Vascular Risk Unit of Madrid’s 12 de Octubre Hospital, in an interview with the Sunday Guardian.