Cell Phone Calls Can Raise Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital Study

If you're worried about hypertension, new research suggests that you're better off texting than talking on your mobile phone—taking a cell phone call can cause immediate spikes in blood pressure. The claim comes from preliminary research presented this week at the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) in San Francisco, conducted by researchers from Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital in Italy.