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Tuesday Check UP:Clinic Research Questions Blood Thinner

The Plain Dealer's Brie Zeltner reported that the breakthrough drug Pradaxa.... which had rave reviews... was questioned by a report that came from the Cleveland Clinic in January.
She details how the 50 year old drug Warfarin - or what some people know as Coumadin - remains the overall top drug by prescription numbers at 31 million a year... but some in the health field had had hoped the invention of Pradaxa was a step forward. It turns out not only are there slight heart affects, but there is also no way to rapidly counteract the effects of Pradaxa.

Rick Jackson is a senior host and producer at Ideastream Public Media. He hosts the "Sound of Ideas" on WKSU and "NewsDepth" on WVIZ.