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Blood pressure medicine tainted with cancer-causing chemical recalled

Oct 31, 2025

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Arm position makes a difference in blood pressure readings, study says

Oct 8, 2024

Delaware County unveils "Wellness on Wheels" clinic

The mobile clinic will support residents throughout the county.

Jun 5

Man returning from honeymoon saves woman in mid-air medical emergency

Sep 20, 2023

Study: Napping regularly linked to high blood pressure risk

Jul 26, 2022

Controlling blood pressure during pregnancy saves lives, study shows

Jun 20, 2022

Main Line Health hopes new program will prevent new cases of diabetes

Nov 18, 2021

Non-invasive test can detect heart disease, even with no symptoms

Oct 13, 2021

Too much candy: Man dies from eating bags of licorice

Sep 24, 2020

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Non-invasive test can detect heart disease, even with no symptoms

Oct 13, 2021

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Number of people with high blood pressure has doubled globally, study finds

Aug 26, 2021

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Kids Health Matters: High blood pressure

Dec 5, 2019

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New guidelines put 30 million more in 'high blood pressure' category

Nov 14, 2017

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Kids Health Matters: High blood pressure

High blood pressure can occur at any age, even in young people. And under new guidelines, more teens are being diagnosed with it.

Dec 5, 2019

Taking blood pressure medications at night leads to better control, study says

Researchers found people who took their medicine at night had nearly half the risk of having a heart attack, stroke or heart failure.

Oct 24, 2019

1 in 10 senior citizens binge drink, study finds

Researchers looked at how much alcohol was consumed by people over the age of 64, and found that more than 10% binge drink.

Aug 1, 2019

Drinking tomato juice may lower blood pressure, cholesterol

If you're struggling to lower your blood pressure, drinking tomato juice may help.

Jun 13, 2019

Weight-loss surgery cuts diabetes, high blood pressure for teens

Obese teens who had gastric bypass surgery were significantly more likely to have remission from both Type 2 diabetes and blood pressure

May 18, 2019