IN medical terms, prehypertension is defined as a systolic pressure between 120 and 139 mmHg and a diastolic pressure of 80 and 89 mmHg. You’ve moved past the normal range (less than 120/80 mmHg) but ...

Eating a nutrient-dense diet is important for stroke prevention. Up to 80% of strokes may be preventable by making small, healthy lifestyle changes.

The decreases in blood pressure and cholesterol in higher income countries are mainly observed in older patients with obesity ...

My doctor prescribed testosterone four years ago, and my hormone levels are now normal. I know that there were concerns about ...

Differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure found to have ‘narrowed or disappeared’ in over-40s ...

Over the last three decades, differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure between older adults with obesity and those with a normal body mass index (BMI) have narrowed or disappeared ...

In industrialized countries, the gaps in systolic BP and cholesterol have shrunk between obese and normal-weight individuals.

Common statins and blood-pressure medications are quietly reshaping the health risks long associated with obesity, according ...

July 1, 2026 expert reaction to study looking at blood pressure and cholesterol levels in adults with obesity versus in adults with normal BMI . A study published in The Lancet lo ...

Obese adults heart attack risk now similar to slim people thanks to widespread use of statins, study finds - Statins, a cholesterol lowering drug taken by about 8 million people in the UK, could be na ...

Q. My doctor prescribed testosterone four years ago and my hormone levels are now normal. I know that there were concerns about heart problems, but my blood pressure (BP) is 115/76, pulse is 70 and my ...

"It's not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?" Benjamin Franklin's famous words are ...