DEAR DR. ROACH: I am grateful for your recent explanation of statins and beta blockers. Could you also explain what calcium channel blockers do and how they work? I once read they have nothing to do ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Does taking Norvasc or any calcium channel blocker reduce or destroy the calcium in the bones, eventually causing osteoporosis? — E.G. Answer: No. Calcium channel blockers, like ...

I have found that some patients with depression seem to improve when calcium blockers are discontinued. Are there any data to support this? What would be your preference as a replacement for a calcium ...

Ethosuximide, a T-type calcium channel blocker, demonstrated no significant benefit as a treatment for patients with ...

Antihypertensive drugs are associated with an increased risk for eczematous dermatitis in older adults, and the effect sizes are largest for diuretics and calcium channel blockers, according to a ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia but the changes in brain cell function underlying memory loss remains poorly understood. Researchers at the University of Bristol have ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia but the changes in brain cell function underlying memory loss remains poorly understood. Researchers at the University of Bristol have ...

Calcium channel blockers, specifically the short-acting form, appeared associated with increased risk for pancreatic cancer among postmenopausal women, according to a study presented at American ...

Meta-analysis suggests that calcium channel blockers can be effective in preventing peripheral arterial disease in patients with hypertension. CHICAGO — Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) may be ...

Praxis Precision Medicines' ulixacaltamide (PRAX-944) is a potent and selective small molecule T-type Ca2+ channel blocker being developed for the potential treatment of essential tremor. ET is a ...

New research has identified the specific biological mechanism behind the muscle dysfunction found in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and further shows that calcium channel blockers can reverse these ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia but the changes in brain cell function underlying memory loss remains poorly understood. Researchers at the University of Bristol have ...