Xarelto (rivaroxaban) is a blockbuster blood thinning medication that’s been prescribed more than 80 million times in the U.S. alone.1 But the drug, which is manufactured by the Janssen Pharmaceuticals division of Johnson & Johnson, may have been approved based on manipulated data. The research in question was published by researchers with Temple University in… Read More »
[unable to retrieve full-text content]TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 — Most people shouldn’t bother taking daily low-dose aspirin to reduce their risk of a first heart attack or stroke, the nation’s leading panel of preventive medicine experts announced Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services… Drugs.com – Daily MedNews
COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, which means it affects the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system, but it can affect the heart as well in some patients. Although COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, which means it affects the lungs and other aspects of the respiratory system, it can affect other parts of the… Read More »
MONDAY, June 21, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — A possible link between some COVID-19 vaccines and heart inflammation bears close monitoring, but it’s no reason for parents or their teenage children to avoid vaccination. That’s what researchers are saying after several reports of the inflammation in teens and adults who had been vaccinated recently.… Read More »