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Blood pressure pills could raise cancer risk

Some of the world’s most popular blood pressure pills may slightly increase your risk of getting cancer, but doctors say it’s too soon to ditch the drugs, according to new research. In an analysis of five previous studies following about 60,000 patients, experts found a link between people taking medicines known as angiotensin-receptor blockers, or ARBs, [...]

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Plavix Less Effective in Some Patients

The anti-clotting drug Plavix must now carry a “black box” warning on its label, alerting patients and doctors that some people don’t metabolize the medication properly, U.S. health officials said Friday. Patients with a certain genetic variation can’t convert the blood thinner into its active form, which puts them at risk for heart attack and stroke, [...]

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