Ace inhibitors cause swelling - A significant number of high blood pressure patients taking angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, which reduces the constriction of arteries...

Ace inhibitors: - They may not work, but they certainly are life-threatening - Before taking a powerful prescription drug, the doctor - and patient - should weigh up the risks and benefits. Of course the doctor rarely does any s...

Angiotensin-ii blockers arbs vs ace inhibitors - Instead of directly blocking angiotensin II, ACE inhibitors slow the activity of the angiotensin-converting enzyme, which catalyses the formation of a...

Beta-blockers - more spin means more deaths - If you go to your doctor with high blood pressure, it’s very likely he’ll give you a drug called a beta-blocker. For the past 10 years, it’s been cons...

Beta-blockers - more spin means more deaths - If you go to your doctor with high blood pressure, it’s very likely he’ll give you a drug called a beta-blocker. For the past 10 years, it’s been cons...

High blood pressure - The high incidence of hypertension high blood pressure in the West and its virtual absence in many developing countries has been attributed to a numbe...

Cheaper drugs better than calcium blockers - Cheaper antihypertensive drugs work better than expensive calcium channel blockers, according to a new metaanalysis carried out as a joint effort by i...

High blood pressure: - There was plenty of advice for the reader who is taking the drug Atenolol for her high blood pressure. The drug is affecting her quality of life, and...