James Black, Nobel laureate who developed Inderal and Tagamet, dies at 85

The Scottish researcher unlocked the key to the class of drugs known as beta blockers and, in so doing, revolutionized the treatment of heart disease and stomach ailments. Dr. James Black, a Scottish Nobel laureate who pioneered the rational design of drugs and, in the process, developed the first widely used drugs for treating heart disease and blocking stomach acid production, died Monday....

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