"Biologic" rheumatoid drugs safe for heart
Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:22 PM EST
... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treating rheumatoid arthritis with "biologic" immunosuppressive drugs, such as TNF-blockers, neither increases nor decreases the risk of heart attack or stroke compared with use of methotrexate, the most commonly prescribed drug for rheumatoid arthritis, new research indicates. ...
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