Beta blockers—drugs commonly prescribed for a range of cardiac conditions, including heart attacks—provide no clinical benefit for patients who have had an uncomplicated myocardial infarction with ...

Beta-blockers like the drug propranolol can ease physical symptoms of anxiety like trembling, sweating, and a racing heart. Learn how they work and whether they pose risks.

Half of all patients discharged from hospital after a heart attack are treated with beta-blockers unnecessarily, new study suggests. Half of all patients discharged from hospital after a heart attack ...

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 ...

A reality TV star's claim that a beta blocker dulled their emotions and made them appear calm on camera has sparked a wave of social media commentary. These medicines, first developed to manage high ...

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 ...

Beta blockers, used for decades after heart attacks, provide no benefit for patients with preserved heart function, according to the REBOOT trial. The massive study also found women faced higher risks ...

Beta-blockers are excellent drugs. They're cheap and effective; feature prominently in hypertension guidelines; and remain a sine qua non for coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and heart ...

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 ...