Medical Apps to Watch out For
There are a lot of health and medical apps available in the various app stores. Hundreds of them. Some of them are wonderful tools for tracking, evaluating, and taking control of our personal health....
Tag Archives: blood pressure
Blood Pressure: Do It Yourself!
Ever go to the doctor’s office for a routine check-up and you get your blood pressure taken and the number is higher than normal? Ever wonder what is being measured? Or why that arm cuff squeez...
Tips to Control your Blood Pressure
You may worry about taking medication to bring your blood pressure down. High blood pressure is when the systolic pressure(top number) is 140 or above or a diastolic pressure(the bottom number) being...
Increase of the risk of stroke in young people
Usually the occurrence of a stroke takes place in people over the age of 65. According to a recent report, young people are now at a high risk for the condition. Published in the journal of Neurology...
Taking Your Blood Pressure Medication
When patients with high blood pressure fail to take their blood pressure medication as directed it puts them at an even greater risk of having a stroke and having fatal consequences.