Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.

Although there is ample evidence regarding the benefit of treating elderly hypertensive patients ... it is difficult to determine the level to which blood pressure should be decreased and what ...

Supplementation with vitamin D and calcium can reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in older individuals with overweight, particularly in those with a body mass index (BMI) > 30 and those ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects an estimated 1.3 billion people worldwide and results in 10 million deaths per year, according to the World Heart Federation. Impacting a person's whole ...

But one type of blood pressure medication seems to help stroke survivors avoid post-stroke epilepsy (PSE), according to a ...