Dr. Deepak Bhatt answers the question: 'Why Do I Get Nitroglycerin Headaches?' — -- Question: Why do I get a headache when I take my nitroglycerin? Answer: A fair number of patients who take ...

What is rectal nitroglycerin used for? Rectal nitroglycerin is commonly used to relieve pain in your anal region caused by a tear in the skin of your anus (anal fissure). Rectal nitroglycerin may also ...

Though nitroglycerin has been used as a heart medication for over 100 years, scientists have only just recently started looking at it in the lab In an ironic twist, researchers report that the classic ...

For more than 130 years, doctors have prescribed nitroglycerin for relief of chest pain without a clear knowledge of how it actually worked. Now, not only have researchers from Howard Hughes Medical ...

Dr. Mehra answers the question: 'Safety Of Viagra, Nitroglycerin, Angina?' — -- Question: If I get an attack of angina during sexual intercourse and I have taken Viagra within the last 24 hours, ...

Nitroglycerin destroys lives by exploding, and saves them by stopping heart problems. How can it do both? Most moviegoers have watched a scene or two where nitroglycerin has been used to blow the ...

Giving transdermal nitroglycerin to stroke patients in the ambulance within 3 hours of symptom onset was not shown to be of any benefit in the MR ASAP trial. The trial was presented on September 1 at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transdermal nitroglycerin and placebo had similar outcomes for hot flash ...

I found several crazy stories about nitroglycerin's (mis)use in East Central Indiana during the gas and oil boom of 1886-1910. One story involves Muncie’s ...

What is transdermal nitroglycerin used for? Transdermal nitroglycerin is commonly used to prevent chest pain caused by a type of heart disease (coronary artery disease). Transdermal nitroglycerin may ...