Many people take medicine every day to help manage their health, especially as they get older. One common health problem is ...

Diverticulosis is a common condition where small pouches form in the wall of the intestine. It happens more often in older ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My doctor put me on Norvasc 10 mg to keep my blood pressure normal. Since Norvasc is a calcium-channel-blocking medicine, can I still take my calcium and vitamin D-3 supplements? I was ...

ATLANTA — The antibiotic clarithromycin prescribed for patients already taking antihypertensive calcium-channel blockers is associated with increases in hospitalization for acute kidney injury, ...

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 ...

Substantial progress has been made over the past four decades in treating the symptoms of Parkinson disease, but treatments that slow its inexorable progression have remained tantalizingly out of ...

Towards the end of 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) appeared on the scene, and practically shut down the world for the next several months. Since then, a slow and ...

Voltage-gated calcium channels are of critical importance for nervous system function at the cellular and network levels. Aberrant calcium channel function is associated with a wide range of ...

Calcium is an essential mineral for bone health, giving your skeleton the strength and structure it needs to support you ...

A specific calcium channel plays a crucial role in deep, slow-wave sleep, scientists have discovered. This is a key step toward understanding both normal and abnormal waking brain functions. Sleep ...