Health, Blood Pressure | featured news

People have placed lots of stock in vitamin C to address all kinds of health issues; many people swear by it as a way to ward off the common cold, for instance, even though that connection is scientifically shaky.

Shave and a haircut ... and a blood pressure check. Stylists in African-American communities can educate on medical info, study finds.

Short people have a 50 percent higher risk of having a heart problem or dying from one, when compared to tall people, a new study says, though weight, blood pressure and smoking habits remain more important factors.

Brazil's health minister has a remedy for the nation's high-blood- pressure problem: More sex.

A combination of cholesterol and blood pressure medicine can cut the incidence of attacks by up to 60%, a report says.