Blood pressure can go up in women who are taking birth control pills. Most women in their reproductive age group of 15 to 45 years have a normal blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg. The female sex hormones namely estrogen and progesterone have distinct protective effects on women. These are related to protection from heart diseases ...

Unlike many diseases, high blood pressure is often present with no obvious symptoms. Therefore, the term “the silent killer” is used often to describe this disease. Stuffy nose is an obvious symptom for conditions such as a common cold. However, patients can be totally unaware that they have high blood pressure for many years. They ...