Show 1061: Which Popular Drugs Can Do Unexpected Harm?

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2016

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Occasionally a medication that has been on the market for some time is found to do unexpected harm. That happened with Vioxx, and led researchers to take a closer look at all NSAIDS. A large trial showed that the NSAID pain reliever celecoxib (Celebrex) is no worse than naproxen in raising the risk of heart attacks. […]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Graydon.
0:02.9	I'm Terry Graydon.
0:04.4	Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, where we bring you the stories behind the health headlines.
0:10.8	This podcast is brought to you by Redux Industries, makers of utterly smooth body cream.
0:16.5	800-345-7339 on the web at utter cream.com.
0:31.4	There's both good news and bad news regarding dementia.
0:35.5	Fewer people are suffering, but a new drug to fight Alzheimer's
0:39.0	didn't work. This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.
0:50.9	Eli Lilly took a big chance running a trial on a drug solenozumab that had flopped in previous studies.
0:57.6	It didn't work this time either.
0:59.4	What went wrong?
1:00.5	What could you do to help your brain stay healthy?
1:03.9	Some medications that we take for granted may have unexpected serious side effects.
1:09.2	Pain relievers can increase your chance of a heart attack.
1:12.3	Heartburn drugs might raise the risk of a stroke.
1:15.5	Coming up on the people's pharmacy, we welcome your calls and questions about the health
1:20.3	news that matters to you.
1:25.9	First, the News.
1:38.0	In the People's Pharmacy Health headlines, inadequate sleep can make drivers more hazardous on the highways.
1:46.5	A new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveals that losing as little as an hour of sleep can impair attention, slow reaction time, and reduce accuracy. The researchers use data from the National
1:52.6	Highway Transportation Safety Administration covering approximately 4,600 traffic accidents.
1:59.9	Compared to the recommended seven hours of sleep, drivers getting less
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