Taking blood pressure medication before bedtime significantly reduces nighttime blood pressure without adverse effects.

Is it safe to take blood pressure medication on an empty stomach? Learn how timing and food affect the safety and effectiveness of your BP meds.

Taking your blood pressure accurately at home can be tricky. I learned this firsthand after my doctor told me to start doing it. I began taking my blood pressure every morning after I worked out, and ...

More than 70% of U.S. adults age 60-plus have high blood pressure, yet only one in four of those folks has their blood pressure (BP) under control -- often because they don't take their prescribed ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood exerts on the blood vessels in your body. As your heart beats, it contracts and relaxes, pushing ...

A small switch in your daily schedule could significantly cut your risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study finds. Taking blood pressure medications at bedtime instead of in the morning reduces ...

Hypertension is sometimes referred to as the "silent killer" because it usually does not exhibit any symptoms until it leads to major complications such as stroke, heart attack, or kidney damage.

The latest health-tracking feature on the Apple Watch has life-changing implications. Here's how to turn it on, and how it works.