Aetna: Inteli Health: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

High blood pressure (hypertension) doesn't have any initial symptoms but could cause health-related problems later. Find out what you can do to control it.

This site from MayoClinic.com discusses hypertension. Content explores what hypertension is, the signs and symptoms, causes and risk factors, screening and diagnosis, treatment, and more.

This article provides information about medical researchers discovering that high blood pressure may be partly regulated by antioxidants including vitamin C and E.

Here is a recipe for a practical cross-curricular lesson! Cover unit conversions and ratios for math, the periodic table of elements for science, the difference between sodium and salt and its relation to high blood pressure for...

This resourcecontains a thorough overview of secondary hypertension. There is also information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.

Offers a list of antihypertensive drugs used as therapy for patients with high blood pressure and the function of each kind.

This article on looks at statins, a family of drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol.

The Why Files have provided information regarding the pros and cons of salt in relation to blood pressure.

Thorough overview of hematuria. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.

A stroke disrupts the brain's function by injuring brain cells, usually by interfering with the brain's blood supply. Because the brain's blood supply can be disrupted for different reasons, doctors generally classify strokes into three...