Nearly one in 11 Americans will have a kidney stone in their lifetime, causing pain, sometimes missed work and, often, a lot of money. And for the two-thirds of kidney stone patients who need more ...

Study findings suggest clinicians may safely prescribe alpha blockers to help manage hypertension in patients receiving hemodialysis. Alpha blockers do not increase the risk for falls, fractures, or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients taking alpha blockers had no significant increased risk for fractures after 2 years. Alpha blocker use ...

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pills The role of alpha adrenergic blockers in the treatment of urinary dysfunction and associated symptoms in women remains unclear. Alpha blockers have been prescribed to treat lower urinary tract ...

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 4 (ANI): To help people get rid of large kidney stones, US Researchers have promoted a non-surgical way by suggesting off-label use of drugs called alpha blockers that can ...

Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) who took alpha-blockers to manage the condition were roughly 50% more likely to develop acute angle-closure glaucoma than were those who did not use the ...

A systematic review evaluated the efficacy of calcium channel blockers or alpha blockers for the treatment of urinary stones in nine randomized trials with 693 patients (Lancet. 2006;368:1171-1179).

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Dear Doctor: I am a 76-year-old man, very active and in fairly good health. I need cataract surgery, but I have learned that serious complications can occur with patients who are on Flomax, as I ...