Ready for this? Sit down. Vioxx, Celebrex, and now Aleve... all show double the risk of heart attack. Here's an excerpt from Yahoo!:
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.Do not test these things beforehand? Or do they just not test them for long enough? I guess this stuff is hard to figure out, but maybe that means we should wait a little longer before releasing new drugs to the public.
The study found that patients taking naproxen had a 50 percent greater incidence of cardiovascular events — heart attack or stroke — than patients taking placebo.
Just another reminder that it may be best to try and have a little nap and see if that helps before you start popping pills. And for those of you still taking Viagra: show a little restraint, would you? You never know...
1 comment:
IF you excede the recommended dose.
If you drink too much you can die.
If you drive too fast you can die.
If you jump from too high you can die.
Moderation is the key in taking meds. But I must say I'm impressed with the speed that the bottom feeder trial lawers jumped on this latest round of deadly drugs.
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