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Article: Use Caution With All Pain Medications, Reports the 'Harvard Heart Letter'
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 31, 2007
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To: EDUCATION EDITORS
Contact: Christine Junge of Harvard Health Publications, +1-617-
432-4717, Christine_Junge@hms.harvard.edu
BOSTON, May 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Not long ago, choosing a
pain reliever meant finding one that eased your pain without being
too hard on the stomach. Now, research suggests that some commonly
used pain medications -- not just the now-banned Vioxx -- can raise
the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. New step-by-step
recommendations from the American Heart Association (AHA) can help
you choose a pain reliever that's good for both the heart and
stomach, reports the June 2007 issue of the "Harvard Heart Letter."
The AHA suggests starting with aspirin or ...