Are You At Risk for Carotid Artery Disease? Certain traits, conditions, or habits may raise your risk for carotid artery disease. These conditions are known as risk factors. The more risk factors you have, the more likely you are to get the disease. You can control some, but not all, risk factors.

Sodium: Questions Remain After many years of study, researchers now say that sodium may influence the blood pressure and heart health of some people more than others. Meanwhile, research has raised questions about how sodium consumption may affect two other serious health concerns: stomach cancer and osteoporosis.

High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease Your kidneys play a key role in keeping your blood pressure in a healthy range, and blood pressure, in turn, can affect the health of your kidneys.

Many Factors Affect High Blood Pressure If you think controlling blood pressure means only taking pills and cutting sodium intake, you see just a small piece of the problem.

More Sprawl Means More Weight and Less Walking Residents of sprawling counties weigh more, walk less in their leisure time and have higher rates of high blood pressure compared with those in more "compact" counties, a new study finds.

Tips To Reduce Sodium Simple tips that can help cut down on the amount of sodium in your diet - from the foods you prepare to those you order when eating out.

Exercise Makes Instant Difference in Reducing Blood Pressure The long-term benefits of exercise in reducing high blood pressure are well known, but a recent study by the University of Maryland published in the January issue of the American Journal of Hypertension shows that they can be immediate as well.

Blood pressure control, smoking cessation at heart of stroke prevention Saying no to cigarettes and yes to blood pressure screenings is the bedrock of stroke prevention, according to an expert scientific panel of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, which has issued a statement to physicians on strategies to prevent stroke.

High Blood Pressure: What it is and What Happens When it's High High Blood Pressure, also called hypertension, is a risk factor for heart and kidney diseases and stroke. Find out about what high blood pressure means to you and what you can do to lower your blood pressure.