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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Mandeep Mehra answers the question: 'Is Viagra Safe With Nitroglycerin?' — -- Question: Is sildenafil (Viagra) safe with nitroglycerin tablets? Answer: Well, Viagra is not safe at all in the ...

Nitroglycerin’s talent for opening blood vessels, now frequently exploited by doctors treating people with angina or heart failure, was first observed in the 1860s when physicians studied side effects ...

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 ...

When given for hours as a continuous dose, the heart medication nitroglycerin backfires -- increasing the severity of subsequent heart attacks, according to a study of the compound in rats. When given ...