Health Tip: Blood-Thinning Drugs May Have Side Effects
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(HealthDay News) -- Blood-thinning medications are typically prescribed after a heart attack or stroke to prevent a recurrence.
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Concerns that Celebrex may increase the risk of heart attack could keep what is still a relatively safe medication away from patients who suffer from arthritis and other painful ailments, some doctors say.
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Several pain medicines in the United States have been linked to an increase in heart attacks and strokes. Pfizer Drug Company says a new study shows that high levels of Celebrex increase the risk of heart attack.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb  has  strengthened its warning about the risk of possible fatal  bleeding linked to its blood thinner drug, Coumadin, adding a  black box to its label, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
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CHICAGO  - A common hypertension medication appears to dramatically reduce the risk of complications or death in patients with heart disease, but without the high blood pressure that often goes hand-in-hand with the condition, a study said.
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Two drugs are not always better than one when it comes to using blood thinners to treat clogged arteries in the legs, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Taking vitamin C or a blood pressure lowering drug could help some of the complications associated with diabetes.
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NEW YORK  - People taking the blood-thinner  warfarin and a COX-2 type of painkiller are at heightened risk  of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, a population-based study  indicates.
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A âpoisonous cocktailâ of many drugs can interact in dangerous ways and cause side effects that can be far worse than the diseases they are treating.
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(HealthDay News) -- Aspirin is often recommended by cardiologists for its blood-thinning properties, but the medication can lead to complications, including stomach problems.
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Some cardiologists suggest drug-coated stents carry a higher risk of potentially fatal blood clots than older, bare-metal stents.
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Study confirmed concerns that the drug significantly raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Many patients stop taking their medicine far sooner than they should, researchers say, and that decision can be deadly when the drugs treat heart disease or diabetes.
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Federal health officials issued stern new warnings Friday for doctors to more carefully prescribe widely used anemia drugs that can increase the risk of death and other serious problems in patients with cancer and kidney disease.
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug have been warned that it could cause an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. A new study linked the drug to the health risks, but users of Celebrex (celecoxib), manufactured
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NEW YORK  - Newer drugs like Enbrel and  Remicade have been a boon to many arthritis sufferers, but  researchers now report that such drugs may lead to the  development of an inflammatory disorder of blood vessels,  usually affecting the skin.
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A newer drug appeared to delay the progression of the most common form of diabetes a little longer than two older medications but also raised the risk of heart problems, weight gain and fractures, a large study has found.