City pollution, previously linked to poor respiratory health, has now been linked to raised blood pressure. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. View full post on BBC News |...

The ‘white-coat’ effect – where blood pressure rises during a check by a doctor – is even worse in someone whose level is already high, researchers say. The effect is due to patients becoming stressed by being in a doctor’s surgery or a hospital. Writing in the...

Patients with minor health problems should go to their local pharmacist rather than their GP, according to the body representing pharmacies in Wales. Community Pharmacy Wales says the NHS could save at least £30m a year, if patients with common ailments were treated by pharmacists and...

Emma WilkinsonHealth reporter, BBC News Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than consistently high readings as a warning sign for stroke, researchers have said. Current guidelines focus on the need to lower blood pressure levels to reduce the risk of stroke. It means...