For accurate readings, check your blood pressure twice a day, take five minutes to relax, and make sure you're following your monitor's directions.

Cold weather can increase blood pressure by causing blood vessels to constrict. Hypertensive patients must follow lifestyle ...

Taking your blood pressure accurately at home can be tricky. I learned this firsthand after my doctor told me to start doing it.

Blood pressure kits are now available for check-out at five Live Oak Public Libraries across Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty counties.

Taking my blood pressure is always nerve wracking. I do not have any risk factors for high blood pressure (hypertension), but the slow tightening of the cuff makes me very aware of my heart rate, and ...