A large case-control study suggests that calcium channel blockers are the only antihypertensives that reduce the risk for Parkinson disease. For the past decade, the potential of antihypertensive ...

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 ...

February 6, 2008 — Results of a large case-control study suggest that current use of calcium-channel blockers, but not other antihypertensive agents, is associated with a significantly reduced risk ...

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 ...

Researchers have found that antihypertensive drug use is tied to a lower incidence of dementia in elderly patients followed in German general practices. In a study to be published in the next issue of ...

Largest effect sizes seen for diuretics and calcium channel blockers, smallest for ACE inhibitors, β-blockers. HealthDay News — Antihypertensive drugs are associated with an increased risk for ...