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The next time you get your blood pressure checked, ask your doctor to test in both your right and left arms. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips speaks about a new study on blood pressure, and what it reveals.

Narcissists are at a greater risk for high blood pressure and heart problems; Also, men with higher levels of lead are more likely to be pessimistic; And, women consistently report higher levels of pain than men.

People with high blood pressure are often told to watch the salt. And it’s long been thought that hypertension related to excess salt is caused by the salt increasing the volume of the blood. Which in turn puts added pressure on the blood vessel walls

Reducing salt lowered blood pressure, but increased cholesterol, triglycerides, study found

The stress of the day, from morning traffic to the evening news, can make anyone's blood pressure rise. And about one in three U.S.

Dr. Holly Phillips talks to Erica Hill and Chris Wragge about how prehypertension - blood pressure that is slightly higher than normal - can increase the risk of strokes.

New research has found that patients with blood pressure even slightly above normal are more susceptible to suffering from a stroke. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.

It's no secret that the healthcare industry is technologically backwards.

Eating purple potatoes tied to small but significant drops in blood pressure

A needling twinge in the torso or a tense interaction with a boss is all you need to get your nerves on edge. The bills are piling up and--of course--your spouse is on your case about them.

Your iPhone can make calls (sort of) and check your email, sure, but new apps are being developed that will allow you to monitor your own health with just your phone. The iPhone is good for more than just playing Angry Birds and making on-the-fly Twitter updates

Is salt bad for us? In just the past few months researchers have published seemingly contradictory studies showing that excess sodium in the diet leads to heart disease , reduces your blood pressure, or has no effect at all . We called Scientific American advisory board member Marion Nestle , a professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and the author of Food Politics , to help parse the latest thinking regarding salt and heart health

American Heart Association: everyday activities can cause spikes in blood pressure, may lead to broken blood vessels in brain

Diet soda and other artificially-sweetened drinks - previously implicated in raising the chance of developing diabetes - are not guilty, suggests a new study from Harvard University researchers.