Many women develop hypertension during pregnancy, but blood pressure levels often even out once the baby is born, leading women to believe they have returned to a good state of health.

Antidepressant use in pregnant women could lead to an increased risk of pulmonary hypertension in their infants, suggests a new study published in the British Medical Journal. According to ABC News, newborns with this condition have difficulty breathing on their own and could suffer organ failure and brain damage. Eleven percent will die from it....

Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Researchers have debunked the widely-believed concept that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the result of excess salt causing an increased blood volume, exerting extra pressure on the arteries.

Scientists claim to have discovered five genes which cause high blood pressure, a key breakthrough they say may soon lead to a simple test that can predict when hypertension could trigger heart attacks or strokes.

Scientists claim to have discovered five genes which cause high blood pressure, a key breakthrough they say may soon lead to a simple test that can predict when hypertension could trigger heart attacks or strokes.