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FDA says Xarelto reduced deadly heart attacks
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that a blood thinner from Johnson & Johnson appears to reduce life-threatening blood clots in high-risk patients, although it also increases the risk of internal bleeding. The FDA posted its review of J&J's Xarelto for the new use ahead of a public meeting ...
CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk
Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says. And an even larger proportion of obese adolescents have such a risk, according to the alarming new numbers. "What ...
Antibiotic linked with rare but deadly heart risk
An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study. Zithromax, or azithromycin, is more expensive than other antibiotics, but it's popular because it often can be taken for fewer days. ...
Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf ...
Legendary car designer, racer Shelby dies at 89
Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testing his last Mustang Shelby GT500, which sets a new record for horsepower and hits a top speed of more than ...
APNewsBreak: Marathoner died from heart disease
Ultra-marathon runner Micah True died from heart disease while on a routine 12-mile run in late March in the mountains of southwestern New Mexico, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday. The report showed that True, 58, had cardiomyopathy, a disease that results in the heart becoming enlarged. While medical ...
Roche pulls plug on hoped-for cholesterol drug
Swiss drug maker Roche Holding AG has ended development of a cholesterol drug that it had hoped could achieve blockbuster status. Basel-based Roche announced Monday it is pulling the plug on dalcetrapib, which was in late-stage trials to study if it could increase so-called "good" cholesterol. The company said in ...
Renown announces good news for heart attack patients
RENO -- The Emergency Room (ER) at Renown Regional Medical Center now has a cardiologist on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The 24/7 coverage will greatly reduce the time it takes from when a heart patient first arrives in the ER to when they receive life-saving care, ...
Merck wins suit blocking generic cholesterol drugs
Drugmaker Merck & Co. has won two patent infringement lawsuits against a generic drugmaker seeking to make copycat versions of its lucrative cholesterol pills, Zetia and Vytorin. Merck says U.S. District Judge José Linares in Newark, N.J., ruled Friday against Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. Both lawsuits concern the patent for ezetimibe, ...
Relatives accused in kidnapping waive extradition
Three family members of a 5-year-old boy taken from a St. Louis hospital where he is on a heart transplant list are headed back to Missouri to face charges. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the father, aunt and grandmother of the boy waived extradition Thursday in a Chicago court. Authorities say ...
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