Heart disease drug targets ethnic group
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A combination drug targeted at African-Americans has dramatically reduced deaths from heart disease in trials, paving the way for a new debate over the potential for &quot;ethnic treatments&quot;.
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A combination of two rarely used heart drugs cut death rates among black heart-failure patients almost in half, researchers reported Monday.
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A long-acting form of Bayer's blood  pressure drug Adalat prevents heart attacks and strokes in  angina patients and cuts the need for operations to treat blood  vessel blockages, a study showed on Sunday.
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A newly identified risk factor for heart disease also seems to indicate which patients will benefit from popular statin therapies.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered a review of all prevention studies involving drugs such as Celebrex and Bextra, which have been associated with increased risk of heart problems. The agency also urged the public to limit use of over-the-counter pain medications.
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A new drug treatment for a debilitating heart problem affecting millions has been shown to improve survival rates and reduce hospitalizations in black Americans, the first study to discover a beneficial effect for one race.
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CANADIAN doctors behind a major global study today said it should be possible to prevent most premature heart attacks after they found risk factors transcended ethnic and racial divides.
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TONIGHT A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. SCIENTISTS SAY A NEW DRUG SHOWS PROMISE OF NEARLY DOUBLING A PERSON&#39;S CHANCES OF SURVIVING HEART FAILURE.
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Sept. 14, 2004 -- In a study of people with heart disease, results show that high doses of the popular cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may not prevent heart disease deaths and heart attacks -- and may cause muscle damage.
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Scientists are testing a vaccine that could prevent heart disease and reverse damage to clogged arteries.
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Oct 05  - New research indicates that individuals who have a brother or sister who developed heart disease at a young age may have an increased risk of also having heart disease.
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NEW YORK - A new round of trials have shown a boosted risk of heart problems among patients taking the painkiller Celebrex, manufacturer Pfizer Inc.
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There's encouraging news about an enzyme replacement drug.
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They are calling it the &quot;black pill&quot;, a new heart failure medicine named BiDil developed in the United States solely for African-Americans.
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration preliminary analysis found a level of heart-attack risk with GlaxoSmithKline Plc'sdiabetes drug Avandia similar to what was reported in a study earlier this week, the agency confirmed on Friday.
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Scientists have found a molecule they believe will protect and promote the survival of heart cell muscles, raising hopes of a treatment to repair the damage after a heart attack.
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Not content with having a drug that might merely fight obesity and smoking, the company developing this eagerly anticipated pill will soon launch studies to see if it can treat and prevent clogged arteries and heart disease.