Americans' use of anti-anxiety medications has increased dramatically, and while medications can play an important role in the treatment of anxiety disorders, they are not risk-free and in some cases ...

A fish walks into a pharmacy ... It's the start of a joke – with echoes in reality. Sort of. Fish aren't being prescribed anti-anxiety drugs. But they are experiencing the effects. That's because fish ...

Season Three of the hit HBO series The White Lotus has generated interest in a particular character, Victoria Ratliff, who is ...

Beta blockers are quickly becoming the hot new drug to combat anxiety. The medication, also known as propranolol, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1967 for the treatment of ...

Researchers studying pharmaceutical pollution tracked salmon that had been exposed to anti-anxiety medication. The fish appeared to lose their inhibitions. By Rebecca Dzombak It has to be stressful: ...

New research suggests that it could be possible to separate treatment from hallucinations when developing new drugs based on psychedelics. The anti-anxiety andhallucination-inducing qualities of ...

In the 1960s, major pharmaceutical companies began a concerted effort to find new and better treatments for problems related to fear and anxiety. However, new kinds of antianxiety medications have not ...

Researchers have identified a brain pathway that regulates breathing and calms the mind. It could pave the way for new medications, like a so-called “yoga pill,” to ease anxiety. The discovery also ...

In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications ...