Aleve Tied to Heart Problems
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The US government announced Monday that it is halting the use of the popular painkiller Aleve in a clinical trial because of patients taking it had a higher risk of developing heart trouble.
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(CBS/AP) A study financed by the federal government has found that Vioxx, a popular anti-arthritis medicine, may cause serious heart problems, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Description: Pfizer says a study found an increased risk of heart problems with the painkiller Celebrex. The news comes after another painkiller, Vioxx, was withdrawn from the market.
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US health regulators are warning of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen. The drug is sold as a generic and under several brand names, including
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WASHINGTON: Naproxen, a painkiller, can cause an increased risk of heart problems, warns the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA issued the warning on Monday following a government study on the over-the-counter medicine.
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With Vioxx off the market because of links to heart problems and concerns growing about the related drugs Celebrex and Bextra, a pair of Food and Drug Administration advisory committees are assessing the safety of the popular painkillers.
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WASHINGTON - With Vioxx off the market and heart-risk questions being raised about Celebrex and Aleve, what is someone who needs pain relief to do?
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Shirley Hill takes Aleve for arthritis pain in her hands and her back &quot;as I need it -- not every day.&quot;. And she will continue to do so, despite a warning from the Food and Drug Administration
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In light of concerns that an ingredient in Aleve may drastically increase heart problems, several Wichita Falls residents have been asking about the situation.
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20/12/2004 - The safety of cox-2 inhibitors was plunged into further uncertainty after Pfizer released details of trials that found an increased risk of heart problems with patients taking its painkiller Celebrex.
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US health regulators have warned of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen, creating additional confusion over the safety of similar drugs after recent warnings for two other painkillers.
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For the people who have followed closely the unfolding concerns about popular arthritis medicines, the news that Celebrex may also be linked to a higher risk of stroke and heart attack holds little surprise.
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The findings may be relevant to many people who take aspirin to prevent heart problems as well as a COX-2 inhibitor drug like Vioxx for arthritis.
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NEW YORK  - People with heart disease who don't take their medications as prescribed risk suffering a heart attack or other heart-related event, a new study shows.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md.  - The heart attack and stroke  risks linked to withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx are an inherent  problem for similar pain pills, Vioxx maker Merck & Co. Inc.  told advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on  Wednesday.
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Patients who discontinue long-term use of anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen run a higher risk of heart attack for a few weeks immediately afterward, a study said on Monday.
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Recent reports of popular pain-relievers - Vioxx, Celebrex and Aleve - increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes have the nation in a panic.