Small daily changes like reducing salt, eating healthier foods, and following the DASH diet may lower blood pressure risk.

By Chidinma Ewunonu-AlukoIbadan, May 17, 2026 (NAN) The burden of systemic hypertension is rising sharply globally, with increase being seen among...

High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems in the world today. Millions of people live with it without even knowing because it...

Scientists may have discovered a surprisingly simple way to help lower mildly high blood pressure: peppermint oil. A new study from researchers at the...

Aerobic exercise and high intensity interval training showed strong links to lower 24-hour blood pressure, offering promising support for...

By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko Nigerian families are buckling under a triple burden of silent illness, economic strain, and eroding marital...

By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko, Ibadan Nigerian families are buckling under a triple burden of silent illness, economic strain, and eroding marital...

This Salt awareness Week the Heart and Stroke Foundation is pushing salt awareness. South Africans are being urged to rethink their salt habits as new...

Contributing factors include unhealthy eating habits, obesity, lack of physical exercise, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.

Highlights: Higher soy and legume intake was linked to lower hypertension risk in a major pooled analysis