I first took beta blockers two years ago, when I was asked to give a eulogy. Terrible at public speaking on a good day, let alone at a funeral, my first instinct was to refuse to do it. I had made a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large new study conducted in Spain and Italy found that beta blockers, drugs often used to slow the heart rate and lower blood ...

Beta-blockers may fight the progression of triple-negative breast cancer, researchers have found Getty Beta blockers — a commonly prescribed blood pressure medication — may be useful in stopping the ...

The question of whether to alter beta-blocker therapy in patients with asthma has been reviewed extensively in the medical literature. [1,2,3,4,5] Cardioselective (beta-1) beta-blockers are ...

As is the case with any medication, beta blockers can lead to some side effects. The NHS website urges people to “contact your GP” if you're having symptoms that bother you or last more than a few ...

Beta-blockers can cause either low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) or high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). They can also mask the symptoms of low blood sugar, meaning that a person may not be aware they have ...

Beta-blockers provide no clinical benefit to post-MI patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, according to a potentially paradigm-changing meta-analysis. The findings, published ...

Scientists have long suspected that stress hormones help fuel the spread of cancer. Now, new research has uncovered how a single gene may switch this process on and off in one of the most aggressive ...