Strokes Halt U.S. Sickle Cell Study
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A study aimed at determining if some children with sickle cell anemia could be weaned off blood transfusion therapy has been halted because two young patients who stopped getting the procedure suffered strokes and others developed a high chance of strokes.
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The results of a large urban multiethnic study show that high fat and high sodium diets are both risk factors for stroke, investigators with the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS) reported here Thursday.
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug linked by a study to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes are urged not to panic.
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No. 1 drugmaker to end marketing push after study points to higher risk of heart attack, stroke. NEW YORK (CNN) - Under pressure from regulators, Pfizer has agreed to limit advertising of Celebrex after a
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Older patients whose red blood cell counts are even slightly out of the normal range are at higher risk of death and heart problems after major surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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An Israeli study suggests a link between experiencing an angry or frustrating moment and an immediate risk of stroke. But several US stroke experts said the study has shortcomings.
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A drug combination that produced such positive results in clinical trials that they were stopped before their scheduled completion date reduces death from coronary heart disease by up to 43 percent, a new study reports.
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A study aimed at determining whether some children with sickle cell anemia could be weaned off blood transfusion therapy has been halted because two young patients who stopped
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Pfizer Inc. on Friday said a government-sponsored cancer-prevention trial of its blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was halted after patients taking it had more than
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Robert B. Saper, MD, MPH ; Stefanos N. Kales, MD, MPH ; Janet Paquin, PhD ; Michael J. Burns, MD ; David M. Eisenberg, MD ; Roger B. Davis, ScD ; Russell S. Phillips, MD.
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Amgen Inc.'s  multibillion-dollar anemia drug Aranesp is facing further safety concerns after a medical newsletter reported on Friday that a Danish study of the drug in head and neck cancer was halted due to adverse outcomes seen in patients taking part.
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A government-sponsored trial of Pfizer Inc.'s  blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was halted after patients taking the medicine had more than twice as many heart attacks as patients taking a placebo, the company said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - Sleep apnea, in which breathing briefly ceases or becomes blocked numerous times during the night, is a risk factor for early death in people who have had a stroke, according to a new study.
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Stress tests aimed at detecting blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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The federal government yesterday canceled a $100 million study designed to test a new generation of drugs to prevent breast cancer in women at risk for the disease.
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NEW YORK  - Among women with no history of major illness, those with high cholesterol levels are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke, investigators in Boston report.
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A major clinical trial found that children with sickle cell disease who are at high risk of having strokes should continue to be treated with periodic blood transfusions.