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		<title>High-dose aspirin for migraines</title>
		<link>http://medicalconsumers.org/2010/04/14/high-dose-aspirin-for-migraines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the most satisfying research story to report: A cheap, accessible drug like aspirin has been shown to be almost as good as the high-priced prescription drug. People who suffer migraine headaches usually take the prescription drug Imitrex, which is expensive even when purchased in its generic form (sumatriptan).  Nearly the same degree of relief, however, can be received from a single high dose of aspirin (1,000 mg). <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=medicalconsumers.org&amp;blog=7088906&amp;post=5010&amp;subd=medconsumers&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Painkiller&#8217;s Ads Hype New Combo of Old Drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Combunox is advertised by Forest Pharmaceuticals as though it were a new drug. Actually, it is a combination of two old drugs: the semi-synthetic opioid prescription drug, oxycodone, plus the popular over-the-counter anti-inflammatory painkiller, ibuprofen. The combination supposedly provides an extra punch. But The Medical Letter (1/2/06), a physician publication without drug advertising, assessed the studies supporting the use of this fixed combination drug and concluded that people with acute pain might be better off taking ibuprofen alone.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=medicalconsumers.org&amp;blog=7088906&amp;post=970&amp;subd=medconsumers&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Benefit Women?</title>
		<link>http://medicalconsumers.org/2004/06/01/do-cholesterol-lowering-drugs-benefit-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many doctors have come to believe that the cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins (Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, Mevacor, Crestor) are safer than low-dose daily aspirin. That becomes apparent whenever statins are featured in the media as a wonder drug for the prevention of heart disease. In fact, there's a growing consensus among cardiologists that all adults should take a statin whether or not they are at high risk.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=medicalconsumers.org&amp;blog=7088906&amp;post=836&amp;subd=medconsumers&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Second Thoughts about Aspirin a Day to Prevent Heart Attacks</title>
		<link>http://medicalconsumers.org/2004/01/01/second-thoughts-about-aspirin-a-day-to-prevent-heart-attacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 17:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A baby aspirin a day keeps a heart attack away. This widely accepted health practice was seriously undermined at an advisory committee meeting of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, held in December 2003. The FDA advisory committee voted overwhelmingly to reject a petition from the Bayer Corp. to approve aspirin for reducing the risk of a first heart attack.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=medicalconsumers.org&amp;blog=7088906&amp;post=831&amp;subd=medconsumers&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>C-Reactive Protein Testing For Heart Disease</title>
		<link>http://medicalconsumers.org/2002/12/22/c-reactive-protein-testing-for-heart-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://medicalconsumers.org/2002/12/22/c-reactive-protein-testing-for-heart-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2002 19:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The revised view of heart disease got a boost recently. Over the last ten years, a research case has been building for the possibility that chronic inflammation within the coronary artery walls plays a strong role in the development of heart disease. This hypothesis received some support from a new study showing that inflammation is a better predictor of who will have a heart attack than high cholesterol (The New England Journal of Medicine, 11/14/02). Nearly 28,000 healthy women were tested and followed for eight years; those whose blood tests showed high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), an indicator of inflammation, were twice as likely to have a heart attack or a stroke as the women with high levels of LDL cholesterol, also known as the "bad cholesterol." Similar findings are showing up in an ongoing study of 22,000 men.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=medicalconsumers.org&amp;blog=7088906&amp;post=348&amp;subd=medconsumers&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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