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 ...

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April 1 (UPI) --Swedish scientists have made a breakthrough in combating the global rise in microbial resistance to antibiotics with the discovery of a potent new class of drugs, according to new ...

A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction—and help people who already have one, a new study shows.

A University of Alberta research team has uncovered a new class of drugs with the potential to prevent or treat infections in a future viral outbreak. In the paper, published this week in Nature, the ...

Aricept (donepezil) is a prescription drug used to treat dementia related to Alzheimer’s disease. Aricept belongs to a class of drugs called acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. It is not an antipsychotic ...

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