Warfarin Plus Painkiller Ups Gastric Bleeding Risk
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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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Some patients who are new users of  antidepressants such as Paxil and Prozac and other selective  serotonin reuptake inhibitors may run a risk of abnormal  bleeding, researchers said on Monday.
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Celebrex, the nation&#39;s leading arthritis painkiller, raises the risk of heart attack when taken at high doses, the drug&#39;s maker said yesterday in the latest blow to a class of powerful and widely promoted drugs.
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The painkiller Vioxx increases the chance of heart attack and death from cardiac arrest more than Celebrex does, according to a large study financed by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Agency says painkillers, such as Alleve and Naprosyn, can cause an increased risk of heart problems. WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a warning to patients taking
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Celebrex, a huge-selling painkiller sold by Pfizer, more than tripled the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death among those taking high doses in a national trial, the company said Friday.
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NEW YORK  - A new study adds to the  evidence that cardiac risk is increased in Vioxx (rofecoxib)  users, even in those without a history of heart attack. The  results also show that at lower doses of Vioxx, concurrent  aspirin use can reduce the risk and the risk decreases to  normal levels after Vioxx is discontinued.
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In a move that sent patients, doctors and investors scrambling, Pfizer said yesterday a government study indicated its Celebrex painkiller more than doubled the risk of heart attacks.
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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.
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Description: A study finds that naproxen, a popular painkiller sold by prescription and also over the counter as Aleve, can increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke.
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The risks of aspirin, including  stomach bleeding, outweigh its potential benefits in preventing  colon cancer in people who have just an average risk of cancer,  a U.S. expert panel advised on Monday.
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Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks.
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U.S. health regulators warned on  Monday of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller  naproxen, a further blow to patients seeking pain relief that  creates additional confusion over the safety of similar drugs  after recent warnings for two other painkillers.
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Stunning news that a fourth popular painkiller may increase the risk of heart attack or stroke added anxiety Tuesday for patients already worried about the safety of the drugs.
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It might not just be Vioxx that carries a risk of heart problems. Scientists and European regulators say users of similar pain-relief medications also may have cause for concern.
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The two popular painkillers Vioxx and  Celebrex, heavily marketed as "super-aspirin," were prescribed  for millions of patients who did not need them or should not  have taken them, researchers said on Friday.
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People taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) who suddenly stop face an almost 50 percent increased risk for having a heart attack during the first few weeks