Beta-blockers are relatively common medications used to treat high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, and a range of other conditions. They work by blocking epinephrine (a.k.a. adrenaline), which ...

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 ...

Millions of people worldwide take beta blockers to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems, especially after a heart attack. But two new studies suggest that for many patients, these drugs may no ...

UNDATED (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Recent research indicates that beta blockers, long used as a first-line treatment after heart attacks, may not benefit the majority of patients and could even increase ...

Long-term oral β-blocker therapy, including bisoprolol, metoprolol, and carvedilol, reduces the composite endpoint of all-cause death, new myocardial infarction, or heart failure by 25% in ...

ATLANTA — Beta blockers are a mainstay in cardiovascular treatment, frequently given to patients after heart attacks. But a new large trial turns that convention on its head, suggesting that the drugs ...

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 ...

Brits taking a certain prescribed medication are warned to contact their GP if they experience side effects that "bother" them. These complications are “commonly reported” and might need treating if ...

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 ...