http://www.wddty.com/painkillers_2 en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 Common over-the-counter painkillers such as aspirin kill around 20,000 Americans every year, and another 100,000 end up in hospital as a result of taking the drug, new research reveals. http://www.wddty.com/aspirin-it-kills-20-000-americans-every-year.html http://www.wddty.com/aspirin-it-kills-20-000-americans-every-year.html Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:49:15 GMT Health Yet more evidence has just come to light about the dangers of the painkiller Vioxx (rofecoxib), which was withdrawn from the market in 2004 after it was found to cause heart failure. http://www.wddty.com/vioxx-more-evidence-of-heart-damage.html http://www.wddty.com/vioxx-more-evidence-of-heart-damage.html Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:36:00 GMT Health Aspirin has become the great just-in-case treatment for the West. A little a day is supposed to ward off heart disease, high cholesterol, and mental decline. Actually, strike off that last one. http://www.wddty.com/aspirin-it-doesn-t-stop-cognitive-decline-after-all.html http://www.wddty.com/aspirin-it-doesn-t-stop-cognitive-decline-after-all.html Thu, 17 May 2007 11:50:00 GMT Health Many thousands of people are addicted to the ‘safe’ over-the-counter drugs, such as simple painkillers. http://www.wddty.com/safe-painkillers-restricted-ingredients-are-making-addicts-of-thousands.html http://www.wddty.com/safe-painkillers-restricted-ingredients-are-making-addicts-of-thousands.html Thu, 10 May 2007 04:35:00 GMT Health Paracetamol is one of the world’s most popular painkillers – and it is also far more dangerous than the millions who take it realize. http://www.wddty.com/paracetamol-it-s-far-more-dangerous-than-you-think-just-ask-the-irish.html http://www.wddty.com/paracetamol-it-s-far-more-dangerous-than-you-think-just-ask-the-irish.html Thu, 3 May 2007 01:31:00 GMT Health A reader is eager for advice on how he can replace prescription pain medication with a natural alternative. http://www.wddty.com/natural-pain-relief.html http://www.wddty.com/natural-pain-relief.html Tue, 3 Apr 2007 04:31:00 GMT Health Paracetamol – or acetaminophen as it’s known in the States – is the most widely used painkiller in the world. There’s a pack in most homes, and you can always nip out to the local newsagents or general store if you do run out. http://www.wddty.com/paracetamol-a-deadly-painkiller-even-at-the-recommended-dose.html http://www.wddty.com/paracetamol-a-deadly-painkiller-even-at-the-recommended-dose.html Thu, 4 Jan 2007 04:17:00 GMT Health How to succeed in business, lesson 439: Tenacity and persistence. This lesson’s case study is drug company Merck. The company is currently fighting the world’s largest civil action suit over its COX-2 painkiller Vioxx, which is being blamed for causing heart failure, sometimes fatal. http://www.wddty.com/painkillers-merck-is-back-with-another-safe-drug.html http://www.wddty.com/painkillers-merck-is-back-with-another-safe-drug.html Thu, 5 Oct 2006 03:31:00 GMT Health How much longer can the COX-2 painkillers survive? There’s just one version left on the market – Pfizer’s Celebrex (celecoxib) – and that has been found to dramatically increase the risk of heart attack among cancer patients in a new study published last week. http://www.wddty.com/cox-2-drugs-and-then-there-was-one.html http://www.wddty.com/cox-2-drugs-and-then-there-was-one.html Thu, 7 Sep 2006 03:36:00 GMT Health Daily doses of aspirin do not help prevent pre-eclampsia, concludes a major study. ... http://www.wddty.com/aspirin-no-cure-for-pre-eclampsia.html http://www.wddty.com/aspirin-no-cure-for-pre-eclampsia.html Sun, 1 May 1994 12:00:00 GMT Health It's official: low dose aspirin won't do pregnant mothers any good if they are suffering from high blood pressure or their baby's growth is retarded. ... http://www.wddty.com/aspirin-not-for-pre-eclampsia.html http://www.wddty.com/aspirin-not-for-pre-eclampsia.html Sat, 1 May 1993 12:00:00 GMT Health