Arthritis drug may lead to heart risks, study says
The Toronto Star reports that frequent use of the COX-2 Inhibitor Vioxx can increase the risk of congestive heart failure. The headline however is misleading.
According to Dr. Arthur Bookman, chair of the medical advisory committee of the Arthritis Society Vioxx won't put anyone with a normal heart at risk.
Dr. Bookman stated:
"The worst thing that could happen is if people who are in pain and agony are throwing out these pills because they don't understand"
As I read on feeling very concerned and scared considering I can't physically function without my daily 25 mg Vioxx pill I learned that this study was exclusively using the elderly as examples. So I assume young folk like myself don't have anything to worry about....yet. We of course have no idea what the long term affects of Vioxx is. I wouldn't even need it if my damn HMO would approve me for Remicade already. I had my blood work done this past week and everything was copasetic except my CRP (which measures inflammation in the blood) was off the charts and higher than it's ever been. Normally, this would upset me but the fact that my CRP was so high will only help me the obtain the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow (Remicade).
I am going to add a "pain-o-meter" to the side bar in the coming days. I haven't done anything to promote this blog yet so if you are reading this please feel free to leave a message!
5 Comments:
Good blog - I'll be interested to see how it develops.
My own interest is in heel pain and whiplash injury
Hi Harry:
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Throughout the past two years, we have developed and acquired a range of products designed to help people get natural relief from chronic pain without the use of pharmaceutical products (which can produce some unwelcome side effects). Consumers and retailers alike have seen the value of these products, allowing Swiss Medica to grow its distribution base to more than 20,000 retail outlets in less than two years.
These increasingly popular products meet the demands of a fast-growing market – as recent statistics show that more than 60 per cent of North Americans have tried at least one form of alternative medicine.
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Since its North American debut in 2004, O24™ Pain Neutralizer has found its way into the training rooms of professional sports teams and onto the body of former heavyweight champion boxer Larry Holmes. The product has also won the support of the University of Body Wellness in Texas.
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Hi Harry,
I was just passing looking for Aztec Religion links on the blogger site and found your Arthritis drug may lead to heart risks, study says blog. Your blog was not quite what I was looking for, but I enjoyed my visit all the same.
Hi Harry, I just dropped in on my way back to my Osteoarthritis site. I liked what I
found and thought that I would leave you a note for your efforts in creating Arthritis drug may lead to heart risks, study says. It
is amazing what you find looking through these blogs, and the links from them. Have
you ever done that?
Arthritis drug may lead to heart risks, study says is a fun title to find. It just amused me when I came across it on my search
for Arthritis in these blogs. Amazing what you can find and where you end up.
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