In the context of "Pharmacology Made Easy 5.0," a test on the cardiovascular system would likely focus on the following key ...

Cardioselective beta-blockers act on beta-1 more than beta-2 and thus will not trigger or worsen asthma as much as non-cardioselective beta-blockers. Carvedilol and labetalol are non-selective ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A major limitation of treating breast cancer with a class of chemotherapeutic drugs known as anthracyclines is the development of cardiac damage in some patients. A team of ...

Scientists have developed a new drug called OCT2013 that may stop fatal heart rhythm problems without causing the harmful side effects seen with older treatments.

Statin drugs, known primarily for their ability to lower cholesterol, also may reduce the overactive sympathetic nervous system response that contributes to the worsening of heart failure and ...

Researchers have identified a pair of genes which appear to be responsible for allowing a specific strain of bacteria in the human gut to break down Lanoxin -- a widely prescribed cardiac drug -- into ...

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A drug used to treat gout could reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to a new study. Researchers found colchicine - an inexpensive drug used to treat the painful type of arthritis - ...

In a major new study, researchers from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have found that weight loss drugs used by patients who have high triglycerides do not increase their risk of pancreatitis ...

An investigation initiated from a bachelor's thesis at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, with the participation of ...