Taking blood pressure inaccurately can often produce a reading that is too high rather than too low. Resting an arm in a lap overestimated the systolic reading by 3.9 millimeters of mercury ...

The Conversation reports on research that even though most Americans don't know the normal or healthy range for blood ...

Anyone aged below 80 is considered to have high blood pressure if their reading is either: 140/90 or higher when checked by a healthcare professional, or 135/85 or higher when checked at home The ...

Stunning as it may sound, nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and up—or more than 122 million people—have high ... a blood pressure cuff, straps it on your upper arm and takes a reading.