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Medical Forum / General / General / December 2006Hemoglobin / Risk of Death
<<snip>> doctors should aim for lower levels of red blood cells in their patients <<snip>> Now seeing that this doctor is describing .. BELOW .. 'accepted lab values' .. then this would / should cause a HEADS UP .. in the medical community. Simply because .. the lab values accepted as .. SAFE .. have been shown to be linked to increased death. Soooo .. how many in cardiac care are walking around WITH .. these accepted values of .. SAFE .. ? Probably quite a .. few .. Seeing that .. 'they' .. are .. EVER PRESENT .. to ENSURE .. you are KEPT in this .. state of .. what seems / EVIDENCE based .. to ... KILL .. you .. With friends like these .. INCREASED risk of death at .. 13.5 .. 14 is considered .. 'normal' .. http://www.dalesplace.net/lab_values.php#Hematology%20Values Normal Adult Male Range: 14 - 18 g/dl http://isopp.org/tiki-print_article.php?articleId=513 FDA ALERT 11/16/2006: FDA is issuing this alert to advise you of a newly published clinical study showing that patients treated with an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) and dosed to a target hemoglobin concentration of 13.5 g/dL are at a significantly increased risk for serious and life threatening cardiovascular complications, as compared to use of the ESA to target a hemoglobin concentration of 11.3 g/dL. http://tinyurl.com/ylkuwx US FDA says reviewing J&J anemia drug study Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:24pm ET WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are reviewing a study showing kidney disease patients treated more aggressively with Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) anemia drug Procrit had a higher risk of cardiac complications, officials said on Wednesday. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/548067 Medscape Alerts Higher Target Hemoglobin Levels Linked With Cardiovascular Events http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/16/business/16anemia.html?ei=5087%0A&em=&en=03f24 7998ddb90b9&ex=1163998800&pagewanted=all Heart Risk Seen in Drug For Anemia Print Single-Page Save By ALEX BERENSON Published: November 16, 2006 A medical study to be released today suggests that high doses of a best-selling drug used to treat anemia in dialysis and cancer patients may increase the risk of heart problems and deaths http://www.pharmalive.com/News/index.cfm?articleid=393007 FDA - MedWatch - Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents - CHOIR Study Results Show a Higher Chance of the Combination of Death, Heart Attack, Hospitalizations for Heart Failure and Stroke in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > <<snip>> > doctors should aim for lower levels of red blood cells in their [quoted text clipped - 78 lines] > DEAD PEOPLE WALKING > http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk I suppose since the latest study showed increased risk of death in those with **NORMAL** hemoglobin .. http://tinyurl.com/y2m753 .. the FACT one has increased risk of death with .. smoking / polycythemia / erythrocytosis / increased red blood cells .. AND increased iron / erythrocytosis / polycythemia / increased red blood cells .. would give .. CREDENCE .. to **increased red blood cell production** to being .. VERY .. bad .. and ALSO .. the possibility of .. **normal** .. being .. JUST .. simply .. bad .. therefore .. **WRONG** .. http://nytimes.com/specials/women/warchive/970305_1156.html As for heart disease, a study conducted among 1,900 middle-aged men in Finland indicated that a high iron level was second only to smoking as a cause of heart attacks. Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > newly published clinical study showing that patients treated with an > erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) and dosed to a target hemoglobin > concentration of 13.5 g/dL are at a significantly increased risk for > serious and life threatening cardiovascular complications, as compared > to use of the ESA to target a hemoglobin concentration of 11.3 g/dL. Of concern only for those taking that kind of drug, no concern forall else. Generalizing the rare to the total is almost always invalid as we see again and again and again by this poster. Damn hemoglobin twill kill youse everytime. > <<snip>> > doctors should aim for lower levels of red blood cells in their [quoted text clipped - 78 lines] > DEAD PEOPLE WALKING > http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk |
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