Previous research shows that cold weather can increase the risk of health problems in older people, including heart attacks and strokes, respiratory problems, pneumonia and depression.
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The study showed an increase of cardiovascular events (including heart attacks and strokes) in patients on Vioxx compared to placebo, particularly those who had been on Vioxx for more than 18 months.
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"Putting the cost of care aside, for individuals the late identification of kidney disease means delays in diagnosis with a failure to manage risk factors including heart attacks, strokes and progressive kidney disease, " he said.
Last year, a 10, 000-patient, five-year study of Lipitor, called Treating New Targets, or TNT, showed that the high dose of Lipitor was significantly better at preventing an array of cardiac problems including heart attacks, strokes and surgical procedures than a lower dose (see: " More And More Lipitor").
Patients on the Isles of Scilly will no longer have to travel to the mainland to be diagnosed for medical conditions including suspected heart attacks.
He argues that because of the potential for heart attacks and other risks, including cases of heart failure and broken bones, Avandia should be yanked.
And 26 pages later, Lilly counters with an ad featuring a torso with the heart exposed and attacks three rival drugs by name, including Novartis' Mellaril and Serentil, for potential heart problems.
Zetia is approved for lowering cholesterol, but there is no evidence it prevents heart attacks and saves lives like the statin drugs, including Lipitor and Zocor.
The first of these PPAR receptors was discovered 17 years ago, and for a long time many researchers, including Steve Nissen, thought drugs designed to hit them might prevent heart attacks.
All you do is send in a cheek swab with DNA on it, and a few weeks later a variety of gene data will be posted on the Web, including whether you have genes recently discovered to be associated with risk for heart attacks, macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetes, prostate cancer, breast cancer and a variety of other diseases (see: www.decodeme.com).
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