A common class of drugs called anticholinergics might boost risks for heart failure and other dangerous cardiac conditions, a new study says. People taking the largest amounts of anticholinergic drugs ...

People who use drugs with anticholinergic effects, including certain antidepressants, drugs for urinary incontinence and common antihistamines, are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

It's known as a party drug of choice: cheap, readily available, and a “really good intensifier”. But ketamine wasn't designed for recreational use - it's a powerful anaesthetic, with a nasty dark side ...

Serendipity is to thank for several ground-breaking discoveries and treatments, such as Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin. 1 However, most drug breakthroughs stem from systematic ...

Drugs originally designed to treat diabetes and obesity are reshaping medicine in unforeseen ways. Their impact on public health is really unprecedented in modern times, perhaps only upstaged by ...