Two new studies have shown that the newer style calcium antagonists given to heart patients are no more effective or safe than older style drugs. ...
Drugs for high blood pressure may be overprescribed, if the results of a review of the latest way of measuring hypertension are anything to go by. ...
Doctors treating high blood pressure rely on the wrong methods to measure blood pressure, a Belgian study has discovered. ...
If you are at high risk from suffering a heart attack, the chances are that you'll be advised to stop smoking and start a diet that reduces your cholesterol levels. ...
American doctors have been warned to stop prescribing the calcium-channel blocker nifedipine, used to treat high blood pressure, angina and heart attack. ...
Cheaper antihypertensive drugs work better than expensive calcium channel blockers, according to a new metaanalysis carried out as a joint effort by investigators at three universities in North Ca ...
One of the most popular drugs for treating high blood pressure actually raises the risk of a heart attack by 60 per cent. ...
More evidence that exercise may help prevent the onset of non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. ...
Here's a final list of our three part series on common drugs that deplete your body of essential minerals, co enzymes, vitamins and similar nutrients. If you need to take one of these medications, ...
None of the 66 pharmaceutical drugs currently licensed as treatment for high blood pressure, or hypertension, are any better than 'water pills', according to a new breakthrough study.