Beta blockers including atenolol and bisoprolol are widely prescribed for heart conditions, but NHS guidance warns they are ...

Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to the CDC. One of the most common ...

Dr. Brian Brennan answers the question: 'Beta Blockers For Anxiety Disorders?' — -- Question: What are beta blockers, how do they work, and how are beta blockers used in the treatment of anxiety ...

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 ...

Standard of care treatment questioned in new study. Oct. 2, 2012— -- New research suggests that beta-blocker pills don't prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiac deaths in patients with heart ...

Advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease remained steady in 2025, as in recent years, but the past 12 months also ...

The cheap and popular heart drugs known as beta-blockers may be overused in many patients, exposing them needlessly to bothersome side effects, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people with ...

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 antagonize beta-1 and beta-2 receptors which are the usual targets of the sympathetic nervous system, including epinephrine and norepinephrine. This results in a decreased heart rate ...

People who have been prescribed beta blockers suh as atenolol, bisoprolol, carvedilol, and metoprolol may need to speak to a GP ...

News-Medical spoke to researchers Dr. Nirmal Robinson, Dr. Vincenzo Desiderio, and Dr. Antonio Barbieri about their latest research into beta-blockers, and how they could potentially be used to treat ...

An unlikely byproduct of the Oscars red-carpet coverage last Sunday? The mention of beta blockers by actor Rachel Sennott, who told a host that her pre-event routine is to “take that beta blocker, ...