Big news today in the world of osteoporosis: A study in the April 28 Archives of Internal Medicine shows that the osteoporosis drug Fosamax is linked to atrial fibrillation--an irregular heartbeat.
Before we go any further, please heed this easy-to-recall slogan: BE CONCERNED. DON'T PANIC.
Five things you need to know
1. The FDA has been looking into this link for at least a year, when a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed a link between two...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Multaq to promote normal heart rhythm in people who suffer from atrial fibrillation or... Read more »
A statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology are warning health care professionals that certain medications... Read more »
Weighing a combination of risk factors could help doctors predict which patients are the most likely to develop atrial fibrillation, a new study... Read more »
A new study in Italy has found that people's cardiovascular rhythms can "sync" with musical ones. For their experiment, scientists used several... Read more »
Results of a recent study at Northwestern University show that patients with enlarged hearts demonstrated a 78-percent reduction in mortality rates... Read more »
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