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    Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. FDA approves a drug to reverse anticoagulation

    Ever since the drug warfarin was discovered to be a highly effective anti-clotting agent as well as a good rat poison in the early 1950s, it has been the frontline weapon in preventing stroke among those with atrial fibrillation. But its growing use has always raised the specter of dangerously hard-to-stanch bleeding if someone taking it is wounded or bleeds internally from a fall or a car accident.
    Ever since the drug warfarin was discovered to be a highly effective anti-clotting agent as well as a good rat poison in the early 1950s, it has been the frontline weapon in preventing stroke among those with atrial fibrillation. But its growing use has...

    Tags: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Dietary Supplements, Vitamin K, Physical Conditions, Health Organizations

    2. Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  2. Should I try one of the new blood thinners?

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    Q. I have atrial fibrillation and have been taking warfarin to prevent blood clots for 10 years. It has not given me any problems. However, I do hate going to my doctor's office to get my INR blood test every month. I'm wondering whether I should switch...

    Tags: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Medical Procedures and Tests, Warfarin (drug), Rivaroxaban (drug), Pradaxa (drug)

    3. Jun 21, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. FDA denies expanded approval of J&J blood thinner

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have denied Johnson & Johnson's request to expand approval of its blood thinner Xarelto (ZAR-el-toh) for a new use to prevent life-threatening blood clots in high-risk patients. J&J said Thursday the Food and...

    Tags: Health, Economy, Business and Finance, Drugs and Medicines, Companies and Corporations, Food and Drug Administration

    4. Aug 28, 2011 |Story| Reuters
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    Tags: Europe, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Bristol Myers Squibb Company

    5. Nov 14, 2011 |Story| Reuters
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    Tags: Skin Cancer, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic

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