Hypertension trial stopped early
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A major trail looking at drugs to treat high blood pressure has been stopped early because the results were so good.
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Baxter International Inc. on Thursday  said it halted a late-stage European trial of a flu vaccine  because of higher-than-expected rates of fever and other  symptoms.
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An Alzheimer's disease prevention trial was suspended after researchers said there were more heart attacks and strokes among patients taking naproxen, an over-the-counter pain reliever in use for 28 years and commonly known under the brand name Aleve.
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A leading drug used by millions of people to lower blood pressure does not prevent deaths from heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems as well as other treatments, researchers said on Friday.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Just-released data from a trial that was stopped early in 2004 for safety reasons is re-igniting debate on the safety of two popular painkillers.
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Stock falls on news treatment failed a mid-stage trial, company will cease developing drug. NEW YORK  - AtheroGenics Inc.
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A clinical trial of the blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was shut down yesterday after researchers found an increase in the risk of serious heart disease and strokes in those taking the
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NEW YORK  - People with hypertension who  practice slow breathing with the aid of a regulating device  find their blood pressure drops, according to a new study from  Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
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An unexpected number of deaths among patients receiving intense therapy to lower their blood sugar forced the National Institutes of Health to abruptly cut short part of a major study on diabetes and heart disease
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A specific combination of drugs produced such encouraging results in blacks with heart disease that the trial was halted early so all the participants could take advantage of the therapy.
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ONE of the most widely prescribed blood pressure drugs in Australia may be no more effective at preventing death from heart disease than a placebo.
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Tablets containing a combination of the blood pressure medication aliskiren and water pill hydrochlorothiazide have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration
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- Bayer HealthCare, a U.S.-based unit of Bayer AG , stopped a late-stage trial of Nexavar in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, after an independent data monitoring committee concluded that the study would not meet the main goal of improved overall survival.
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ATLANTA Doctors have halted a study on children with sickle cell anemia because two of the young patients have suffered strokes. The study was designed to determine whether children with the disease could be weaned off blood transfusion therapy.
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People with hypertension who practice slow breathing with the aid of a regulating device find their blood pressure drops, according to a new study from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
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Treatment with a beta-blocker drug -- usually for high blood pressure or heart failure -- significantly reduces the risk of bone fractures, according to findings from a large population-based study. The effect was seen whether or not the beta-blocker was taken with a diuretic "water pill."
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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