Beta-blockers can cause either low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) or high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). They can also mask the symptoms of low blood sugar, meaning that a person may not be aware they have ...

Beta-blockers may not reduce the risk of death or repeat heart attacks for patients with preserved heart function. Women may face higher risks from beta-blockers. Long-term use can cause side effects ...

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 ...

The 3 common mainstays of angina therapy are beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, and nitrates. These medicines treat the chest pain and provide other benefits as well. Isosorbide is a nitrate, ...

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 ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: Watch out for serious drug interactions with Preparation H! A few years ago, I was taking a beta blocker drug called metoprolol for a heart rhythm problem. During that time, I ...

Current guideline recommendations for the use of beta-blockers after myocardial infarction without reduced ejection fraction are based on trials conducted before routine reperfusion, invasive care, ...