According to the American Heart Association (AHA), most people with high blood pressure have no signs or symptoms.  Yet the common myth persists, says Paul Whelton, M.D. president, World ...

For anyone over age 75 — or anyone who smokes or has risk factors for diabetes, kidney disease, high cholesterol or cardiac disease — a blood pressure of 130/80 should be your indicator to start ...

Executive producer Steven Spielberg, 77, and the creators of Our Planet teamed for a docuseries using the latest CG technology to imagine the very origins of life — from dinosaurs to wooly mammoths to ...

Puede resultar difícil cuantificar el aumento de la tensión arterial con un solo número porque es muy variable. Pero uno de los primeros estudios publicados en la revista Journal of Hypertension halló ...

We already know the effect of stress on our heart rate because we feel it. But that’s a temporary response to a temporary situation. When it comes to anxiety, which is more chronic and long-lasting ...

Research suggests that this could be related to their lower consumption of salt, and the fact that they eat a lot of potassium, Cohen said. They also have less exposure to modern-day risk factors such ...

In a typical scenario, when a person has high blood pressure – 130/80 or above, according to the latest guidelines – their top and bottom numbers are both elevated. Sometimes, just the top number, ...

Daily games and puzzles to sharpen your skills. AARP has new free games online such as Mahjongg, Sudoku, Crossword Puzzles, Solitaire, Word games and Backgammon! Register on AARP.org and compete ...

According to LIMRA research, only about 1 in 10 workplace retirement plans offer an annuity option, but more than 4 in 10 plan sponsors say they intend to do so or are actively considering it. The ...