Health ; Study Suggests How COX Drugs Cause Heart Disease
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&quot;I believe the evidence is very strong that we have a class effect to deal with here,&quot; said Dr. Garret FitzGerald, a cardiologist and pharmacologist at the University of Pennsylvania who led the study.
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Risks of first, nonfatal myocardial infarction was tripled with rofecoxib, compared with celecoxib users, Annals study shows. To determine whether and to what extent COX-2-selective inhibitors affected individuals
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Two studies offer more evidence about   the dangers of some painkillers, adding kidney problems to   heart concerns already raised with the drug once sold as Vioxx,   researchers said on Tuesday.
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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 The news comes after another painkiller, Vioxx, was withdrawn from the market.
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Vioxx, the painkiller recalled last  September because of safety concerns, may have caused up to  140,000 cases of serious heart disease in the United States,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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I was taking Vioxx for my arthritis, and then it was pulled from the market. So I switched to Celebrex. Now, I understand that Celebrex also may cause heart problems?
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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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A study shows promising results for Novartis's COX-2 inhibitor.
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Doctors who led three studies showing prescription painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors raise the risk of heart attacks and stroke said on Tuesday the whole class of drugs was in danger of being pulled from the market.
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St Petersburg - There&#39;s a new warning out about another popular pain pill that could be dangerous for your heart. Drug maker Pfizer says recent studies show an increased risk of heart problems in people who take Celebrex.
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Celebrex, the most widely prescribed drug to treat arthritis has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and strokes when taken in high doses.
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Arthritis drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors raise blood pressure more than older pain relievers, which may explain why the newer medicines have been linked to heart attacks, Australian researchers reported on Monday.
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A new study finds that Celebrex, the first in a family of stomach-friendly painkillers called cox-2 inhibitors, is safer for the heart than Vioxx, a similar drug that has been linked to cardiovascular problems.
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Widely used anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen could help reduce the risk of heart attacks, while abruptly halting the usage increases the risks, according to a large UK study.
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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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The move follows recent studies suggesting that the medications might cause heart attacks.
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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.