New heart guidelines for women stress aspirin
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Virtually all women are at risk of heart disease and doctors should more strongly consider prescribing a daily aspirin for their female patients, the American Heart Association said in new guidelines released on Monday.
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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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For the first time since the recommendations were introduced in 1980, the new guidelines emphasize weight loss as well as healthy eating and cardiovascular health.
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The findings may be relevant to many people who take aspirin to prevent heart problems as well as a COX-2 inhibitor drug like Vioxx for arthritis.
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Even though heart disease is the top killer of U.S. women and men, doctors are giving women short shrift when it come to preventive care, according to studies published on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Daily aspirin is usually recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and people with diabetes come into that category.
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Pfizer Inc. says a new study finds increased risk of heart problems with taking painkiller drug Celebrex.
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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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NEW YORK  - Men who routinely take aspirin seem to be less likely to develop colorectal cancer, according to new research findings. However, the benefit requires the dose of aspirin to be higher than usually recommended for heart health, and to be taken over at least 6 years.
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Despite evidence that women are as prone to heart attacks as men, new studies released today show that many doctors fail to treat them as aggressively.
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Even though heart disease is the top  killer of U.S. women and men, doctors are giving women short  shrift when it come to preventive care, according to studies  published on Tuesday.
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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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NEW YORK  - Daily aspirin is usually  recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and  people with diabetes come into that category. While the  proportion of diabetic patients who take aspirin has increased  in recent years in the US, new research indicates that some are  still not doing so.
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People with heart disease who  don&#39;t take their medications as prescribed risk suffering a  heart attack or other heart-related event, a new study shows.
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According to a report published by the British Medical Journal, women who suffer from migraine headaches and take birth control pills are at a higher risk of having a stroke than those who do not.
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Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who take tamoxifen for five years appear to have a 30 percent lower risk of dying from coronary heart disease than
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The abdominal or low back pain that many women experience during their monthly menstrual periods may partly be due to stress, new study findings suggest.