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Pain Killers Hurt Heart

PAINKILLERS OVER LONG TERM COULD HURT HEART

With prescription drugs Vioxx and Bextra already pulled from the market, a study has raised disturbing questions about the heart safety of long-term use of over-the-counter pain relievers such as Advil, Motrin and Aleve.
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Heart Hurt Killers Pain

I don't know about your heart, but long term cconsistentuse can hurt your liver. I used to take allot of ibprofen for headaches. When I switched doctors, the first thing she did was give me a prescription for my headaches. She said that the constant use of ibprofen was hard on my liver. Taking one pill for headaches that lasts eight or more hours is better than 4 pills every six hours. Since I have high blood pressure, the possible risk that this could be hurting my heart makes me glad that I don't take them any more.

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JURY COMES IN AGAINST VIOXX MAKER

A Texas jury found pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. liable Friday for the death of a man who took the once-popular painkiller Vioxx, awarding his widow $253.4 million in damages in the first of thousands of lawsuits pending across the country.
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Heart Hurt Killers Pain

Nearly one out of five NSAID users exceed daily limit. Chances are you or someone you know has used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) within the last month. NSAIDs, such as Advil (Ibuprofen), Aleve (Naproxen) and Celebrex, are among the most commonly used medicines in the US. Now, for the first time, researchers have found that 15 percent of adult ibuprofen users exceed the maximum recommended dose of ibuprofen or other NSAIDs in a one-week period. Source 9c.