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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been confused about what normal blood pressure is for me (or anyone). I know there are some issues on what normal is today, but let us say that normal is 120/80 mm Hg. Does this ...

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Nearly half of adults in the United States have high blood pressure, and of those, only about one in four has their blood ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Is a blood pressure of 130/70 anything to worry about?" It's a good question, and one doctors didn't regularly field until the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been confused about what normal blood pressure is for me (or anyone). I know there are some issues on what normal is today, but let us say that normal is 120/80 mm Hg. Does this ...

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Woman getting her blood pressure taken. Almost half of adults in the U.S. have hypertension, and only about one in four of them have it under control, according to the CDC. But Dr. Laffin says people ...

"Is a blood pressure of 130/70 anything to worry about?" It's a good question, and one doctors didn't regularly field until the Joint National Committee of the American Heart Association announced its ...