S L E is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease in which cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality, with a ...

Women with hypertension who followed a very low-calorie ketogenic diet had greater reductions in systolic and diastolic blood ...

Geriatrics and Aging. 2008;11(8):457-463. The initial antihypertensive drug should be administered at the lowest dose and gradually increased to the maximum dose. If the antihypertensive response ...

Medications are the mainstay of treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Many of them are used to block the immune system's attack on the nerves and slow or prevent progression and relapses (flare-ups) ...

The objective of the research was to perform a clinical practice-based analysis of how long patients remain on various antihypertensive drugs. An administrative database listing of patient ...

The drug she received — a new kind of analgesic being tested in a clinical trial — eased her discomfort, without the grogginess or nausea of opioids. “I felt very lucid,” says Vairin ...

The authors surveyed nearly 350 people about how many attempts it took to quit a substance before they were finally able to maintain their sobriety - revealing which drugs could be the most addicting.

Criticism over how the Chinese government buys drugs for its public health care system has ignited frustration over the quality of medicine. By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from ...

It’s time to move on from treating heroin as Europe’s main drug problem, according to the head of the European Union’s drugs agency. That’s not to say heroin isn’t still a major problem.

Top doctors raised concerns about domestically made drugs, saying Beijing’s effort to lower costs is sacrificing quality. By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from Hong Kong A rare ...