Data show that treatment with a single-pill combination of telmisartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker, (ARB) and amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker (CCB) results in significant reductions in blood pressure (BP) in patients with severe hypertension.

Popular prescription medications taken to control hypertension may actually boost blood pressure in a "statistically significant" percentage of patients, researchers report.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Popular prescription medications taken to control hypertension may actually boost blood pressure in a "statistically significant" percentage of patients, researchers report.

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Personality type and the ability to control anger and other aggressive behaviors may have an effect on heart health and ones risk for stroke, according to a new study published in the journal Hypertension.