Obese girls suffer from more severe hypertension than obese boys during their teenage years, researchers from the University of California at Merced reported in the American Physiological Society conference. Hypertension (high blood pressure) raises the risk of subsequent stroke and heart disease. Dr Rudy Ortiz PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology and Nutrition, and team studied 1,700 teenage ...

Blood pressure, known for decades as the “silent killer” is a well known risk factor for stroke. And along with the familiar other factors, such as smoking, lack of exercise and obesity, it contributes greatly to the risk of heart attack.

PORT CHESTER — Diabetes, obesity and hypertension were among the targets Saturday as hundreds gathered in the village to learn about health and have fun.

PORT CHESTER — Diabetes, obesity and hypertension were among the targets today as hundreds gathered in the village to learn about health and have fun.

A study led by researchers at UC Davis, published in the August 2nd issue of the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, discovered high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking in middle age people may trigger vascular damage, decrease brain volume and cause cognitive decline later in life...