Study Backs Controversial Blood-Thinning Drug
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A blood-thinning drug not approved for  the U.S. market because of questions about liver damage appears  to be as effective as other common therapies for preventing  strokes and recurring blood clots, according to studies  published on Tuesday.
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U.S. regulators said on Friday they  would review a study showing a Merck and Schering-Plough  cholesterol drug worked no better than a generic in preventing  the build-up of arterial plaque.
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The blood-thinning drug Angiomax works as well as rival drugs, but with 47 percent less risk of major bleeding, to maintain blood flow in patients who have had a heart attack or severe chest pain, according to study results published on Wednesday.
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A drug that starves tumors of their blood supply can help patients live longer, without adding to some of the worst effects of chemotherapy, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Trial results for a drug that controls bleeding include a favorable comparison with a similar product.
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A new study showing an increased risk of blood clots among women using a contraceptive skin patch prompted the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to add that finding to the drug's label.
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A clinical trial of Zetia, a widely used cholesterol drug, has raised questions about its effectiveness and the behavior of pharmaceutical companies that conducted the study.
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There's encouraging news about an enzyme replacement drug.
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The move follows recent studies suggesting that the medications might cause heart attacks.
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A popular baldness drug taken by more than 4 million men worldwide can mask an important marker used in screening tests to detect prostate cancer, scientists said on Monday.
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(HealthDay News) -- Blood thinning medications are prescribed to help prevent heart attacks, strokes and blood vessel blockages caused by clots.
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Study confirmed concerns that the drug significantly raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Patients taking a common drug to prevent blood clots to reduce heart attack and stroke risk now rely on a doctor's determination that they will not suffer excessive bleeding.
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New data are due out on a promising cholesterol drug. But there are doubters.
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Potentially deadly staph bacteria may be easily defeated by the body's own immune system once stripped of their golden hue by a drug developed to lower cholesterol, according to new research.
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An experimental drug injected twice a year may prevent bone loss in postmenopausal women with low bone density, claims a new study funded by the drug&#39;s maker.
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A drug widely used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart surgery appears to raise the risk of dying in the five years afterward by nearly 50 percent, an international study found.