High blood pressure refers to the pressure of blood against the artery walls. Over time, high blood pressure can cause blood vessel damage which leads to heart disease, kidney disease, stroke and other...

High blood pressure (also referred to as HBP, or hypertension) is when your blood pressure, the force of blood flowing through your blood vessels, is consistently too high. Your blood vessels respond to...

Pollen count is based on the number of pollen grains there are in a cubic metre of the air. When the pollen count is high or very high, this means there are more grains of pollen per cubic metre. When...

Parkinson’s disease is a nervous system disorder that affects around one percent of people aged over 65 years and older. Symptoms usually develop slowly over several years. Noticing a certain sign...

Heart attacks occur when the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked. A lack of blood to the heart can seriously damage the heart muscles, which can prove life-threatening. The leading cause of...

Peter Crouch, 39, will be featuring alongside Maya Jama and Alex Horne on BBC One’s Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer, on Saturday night (9.15pm). The former England striker has spoken out on his body...

A bloated tummy is listed under the symptoms for heart failure by the NHS. Heart failure is when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly and usually occurs because the heart has become...

Coronavirus cases in the UK currently falls just shy of the 280,000 mark, with almost 40,000 officially recorded deaths, according to one analysis. While the exact number is still disputed, make no bones...

Diabetes is a common condition that affects more than four million people in the UK, and 90 percent of all cases are caused by type 2 diabetes. You could be at risk of high blood sugar if you develop a...

Arthritis is a common condition that causes pain and inflammation in a joint. In the UK, more than 10 million people have arthritis or other, similar conditions that affect the joints. Osteoarthritis is...