As with a lot of fertility issues, there are a lot of myths and a lot of rumours about high blood pressure in pregnancy. As a scientist, a doctor, and a mother, I firmly believe that all women have a right to know the facts about their fertility, health and wellbeing.

High blood pressure, smoking and alcohol abuse are the most dangerous health risks in the world, a major study has shown. In the space of 20 years,...

High blood pressure increases a man's risk of dying from prostate cancer, a study has shown. Researchers found men with the highest blood pressure ...

Smoke and mirrors, the truth behind 'the great polypill', each un-medicated individual simply an untapped resource to the pharmaceutical industry. For we live in the era of medicine creep, a generation where healthy lifestyle and root causes have been relegated to an inconvenience, and Big Pharma are more than willing to endorse this perilous and short-sighted philosophy.

Anyone reading the papers this week might have come away with the impression that all over 50s should be hot-footing it down to their local pharmacy and demanding a polypill. So why, you might be wondering, are we not adopting this 'one size fits all' approach straight away?

An all-in-one "polypill" with the potential to save many tens of thousands of lives each year in the UK could be available in less than two years. ...

High cholesterol and high blood pressure rarely have any symptoms - which may be part of the reason why medication for these conditions isn't taken as prescribed. These conditions are invisible killers.

Could your drawing skills be the key to predicting your risk of a stroke? A team of Swedish scientists believe so, after testing the theory on a g...

Danish researchers have connected taking vitamin D with blood pressure levels, in a new report presented The European Society of Hypertension. A gr...

Seven in 10 Brits are putting themselves at risk of strokes and premature heart attacks because their blood pressure is too high, a recent study has r...

Cutting back on salt intake could prove more harmful than beneficial, as scientists have discovered that reducing dietary salt may increase the risk o...

Adults who drink half a litre of water a day or less, are increasing their chances of having high blood sugar levels, research has revealed. The s...