The most common cause of leg swelling in older adults is venous insufficiency, also called chronic lower extremity venous ...

A recent discovery has sparked concern in the medical field, revealing a troubling link between nifedipine, a widely-used ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 80-year-old obese woman with high blood pressure that is being controlled with nifedipine and ...

If these are not effective, referral to an expert is appropriate. Vascular surgeons are the experts, and there are many new ...

A study reveals olive oil wastewater extract enriched with hydroxytyrosol shows promise in preventing cardiovascular diseases ...

Off-label prescribing is legal. But a clinician who prescribes a medication for a use that hasn't been approved takes on the ...

The study looked at the effects of both tomato juice and grapefruit juice on how two drugs are processed in the body. Nifedipine is a calcium-channel blocker that treats high blood pressure, and ...

Diastolic blood pressure is the number at the bottom of a blood pressure reading. For example, a standard blood pressure is ...

Multi-channel models enhance cardiotoxicity testing, offering more accurate and human-relevant insights for safer drug ...

An ophthalmologist conducted a visual examination which showed central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), the blockage of a ...

Ongoing medicine supply shortages and local discontinuations of several older obstetric medicines – such as fast-acting oral nifedipine tablets to reduce risk of pre-eclampsia – have made off-label ...

I am an 80-year-old obese woman with high blood pressure that is being controlled with nifedipine and losartan. Over a year ago, I noticed that my small toe on my left foot was becoming numb, and my ...