High blood pressure or hypertension is a major risk factor for developing heart disease, stroke and other health concerns. Over the last 20 years, big strides have been made when it comes to awareness and control of this condition. Dr. T. Glenn Pait has details in Today's Health.

South Asians appear to have disproportionately high levels of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and stroke.

By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, May 16: Hypertension, or high blood pressure, should be kept under control since it is an important cause for heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and heart failure.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: UAE doctors are warning that the public is eating too much salt, estimating that on average people are consuming up to 2 grammes more sodium per day than is internationally recommended - increasing their risk of developing high blood pressure which leads to heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and diabetes.

The risk of cerebrovascular diseases appears to be higher among individuals with fluctuating blood pressure in addition to high blood pressure, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Cerebrovascular disease, which includes stroke and other disorders affecting blood vessels in the brain, is associated with cognitive decline and ...