Learn all about the basics of blood pressure and high blood pressure: an overview of risk factors, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.

Find out what the top and the bottom blood pressure numbers mean and make sure your numbers are on target.

Discover what causes high blood pressure. Start today to change the risk factors you can control.

Find out if your medications are making your blood pressure rise.

Prehypertension is a warning sign that you may get high blood pressure in the future. Are you at risk?

The exact cause of hypertension is unknown, but there are several factors and conditions that may contribute to its occurrence. Learn about high blood pressure risk factors here.

High blood pressure is more common in younger men than most believe. Find out why the condition should be taken just as seriously as in their older counterparts.

Robin Adkins is taking part in a new study designed to learn more about the "salt hormone" aldosterone and the genetic connection between hypertension and blacks. Learn if new therapies can block the effects of this hormone.

Today's overweight first-grader is likely to have high blood pressure before finishing high school, according to heart researchers. What can be done to stem this tide? This link will take you to the American Heart Association's web site.

About one in every four American adults has high blood pressure -- also know as hypertension. Learn the simple steps you can take, from maintaining a healthy weight to the dietary supplements that may help.