A major international study suggests beta blockers may not benefit many patients recovering from uncomplicated heart attacks ...

A massive international study could upend 40 years of heart attack treatment. Researchers found that beta blockers—routinely prescribed after uncomplicated heart attacks—offered no real benefit for ...

Blood pressure medications work in different ways to bring blood pressure to within an optimal range. Read on for more.

Beta blockers are quickly becoming the hot new drug to combat anxiety. The medication, also known as propranolol, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1967 for the treatment of ...

One way or another, beta blockers are always in the news. Take, for instance, Los Angeles Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh, who revealed in October that he's part of a growing group of Americans who ...

For roughly four decades, the playbook after a heart attack has included a near-automatic prescription: beta-blockers, taken ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration: Cat O'Neil/The Guardian (Illustration: Cat O'Neil/The Guardian) I first took beta blockers two years ago, when I was ...

AS drug shortages have reached a record high in England, there are a handful of medications that are particularly at risk of facing supply issues – from certain beta-blockers to ...

Many people with high blood pressure pay attention to diet and exercise, but several common beverages may also play an ...