What does BB stand for?

Beta-Blockers

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Byline: ANI Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): Researchers from University of Illinois have discovered that a particular class of heart medications called beta-blockers can have a helpful as well as harmful effect depending on their molecular activity.

Beta-blockers for heart patients a double-edged sword

A commonly prescribed group of medications, beta-blockers may produce severe, life-threatening asthmatic attacks.

Beta-Blockers and Asthma

Doctors should stop routinely using beta-blockers to control high blood pressure, said researchers who reviewed dozens of previously published studies and found that other hypertension pills work better and cause fewer side effects, according to a report in the "Boston Globe" Aug.

Study shows newer drugs avoid beta blockers' side effects

In our patient though beta-blockers are indicated to prevent further morbidity from varices, they have the potential to produce interactions with his immunotherapy, a picture worsened by his reluctance to stop bee hiving.

ALI-2. Patients with a history of anaphylaxis: to beta block or not ...

While the New York Heart Association functional class was similar in both groups, patients taking beta-blockers had lower heart rates compared with those receiving beta-blocker therapy (mean 68 beats/minute versus 76 beats/minute.

Need to reevaluate heart transplant criteria based on beta-blocker use

Drugs known as beta-blockers are widely used to regulate heart rate and blood pressure in patients with heart conditions.

Beta-blockade guards burn victims' muscle

Treatment with ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers should not be delayed until symptoms are severe or resistant to other drugs.

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Beta-blockers raise risk of diabetes Experts differ on interpreting the message Beta-blockers increase the risk of diabetes by about 28%, say Johns Hopkins University researchers, who add their data indicate a lower risk associated with the popular antihypertensive medication than was shown by earlier studies.

Beta-blockers raise risk of diabetes