The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes a day decreases blood pressure by about four percent without causing weight gain. The researchers say that decrease, although seemingly small, is sufficient to potentially reduce the risk of several forms of heart disease.

Doctors now say pregnancy-induced hypertension places women at a higher risk for further problems.

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....

A new study published in yesterday’s British Medicine Journal has again linked the use of certain antidepressant medications by pregnant mothers to an increased risk of pulmonary hypertension in their babies. See the ABC news story here . Pulmonary hypertension is a condition characterized by high blood pressure in the arteries near the lungs, and occurs when newborns are unable to adapt to ...

Persistent pulmonary hypertension is an increase in blood pressure in the lungs leading to shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. It is a rare, but severe disease with strong links to heart failure.