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Taking Azithromycin Feeds Bacteria That Can Poke Holes Through Your Gut

  • June 20, 2012
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Antibiotic Azithromycin

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  • Recent research found that the macrolide antibiotic Azithromycin increases your chances of dying from a cardiovascular event by 250 percent within the first five days of usage, compared to taking amoxicillin. Those who already have heart problems are at an even greater risk of dying from the drug, which parallels Vioxx that had killed 60,000 people by the time it was removed from the market in 2004

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