ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2005061020545)

ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2005061020545)
Painkillers with Ibuprofen Increase Heart Attack Risk
By aa
Published: Friday 10, 2005
zaman.com

Painkillers with ibuprofen are claimed to increase the risk of heart attacks by up to 24 percent.
The conditions of 9,218 patients between the ages of 25 and 100 were examined in research published on the British Medical Journal. Diclofenac is also found to increase the risk of heart attack 55 percent, celecoxib 21 percent and rofecoxib 32 percent, the research reveals.