Heart and stroke fears for million on painkillers
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HUNDREDS of thousands of patients taking commonly prescribed painkillers should have their treatment reviewed by a doctor after growing concerns about possible health risks, a government watchdog said yesterday.
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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
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ARTHRITIS sufferers were yesterday warned that a widely-used painkiller increases the risk of heart attack and strokes and were urged to contact their doctors.
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A European medicines regulator will today order a safety review of four powerful painkilling drugs taken by more than 750,000 people in Britain amid fears that they could increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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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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Despite indications that yet another painkiller can lead to heart attacks and strokes, some Utah doctors say the drug should remain on the market until the government completes further investigations.
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Medicines used by millions of  Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense  scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s MRK.N withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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Medicines used by millions of  Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense  scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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Tens of thousands of people may have been seriously harmed by the painkiller Vioxx, and many more may be at risk from taking other popular drugs of the same class, known
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The government is warning of potential heart problems associated with the use of the painkiller Bextra in people who have recently had heart bypass surgery.
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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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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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The controversy over painkillers known as Cox-2 inhibitors like Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra and major cardiovascular events has prompted a leading heart specialist to speak out.
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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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The safety of Celebrex and other pain relievers was questioned Wednesday as scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe said they feared such drugs might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx.    One key researcher charged the U.S...
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Worried that your painkiller could trigger a heart attack or dangerous stomach bleeding? New reports on painkiller risks, based on reviews of dozens of studies including hundreds of thousands of patients, indicate most patients should try naproxen, an older anti-inflammatory drug.
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From coast to coast, warnings about several popular anti-inflammatory painkillers are triggering  confusion and anxiety.