Despite an arsenal of drugs, millions of people can't get their blood pressure down to safe levels. Now, in a high-stakes experiment at dozens of U.S. hospitals, scientists are testing a dramatically different approach for the toughest-to-treat patients, by burning away some overactive nerves deep in the body that can fuel rising blood pressure.

One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key cause of strokes and heart disease, according to World Health Organization data released on Wednesday.

People who took blood pressure medicine during a 1980s clinical trial showed a longer life expectancy two decades later than people who took a placebo, a U.S. study said on Tuesday.

-- People across the world continue to smoke, drink and avoid exercise even though they also fear their unhealthy lifestyles will lead to long-term chronic disease, an international study found on Tuesday.

A new hypertension drug Rasilez is approved by the Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) and is covered in the insurance system.

A critical new report declares high blood pressure in the U.S. to be a neglected disease — a term that usually describes mysterious tropical illnesses, not a well-known plague of rich countries.

Are you sure you want soy sauce with that? Although 4.2 million people in Taiwan are estimated to have high blood pressure, a good 30 percent is in the dark regarding their condition.

Eating lots of whole grains could ward off high blood pressure, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Hypertension plays a part in 2.3 million cardiovascular deaths in China each year, doctors reported on Tuesday, pointing a finger at high levels of salt in the Chinese diet.

A study released Monday ties high blood pressure to memory problems in people over age 45.