A study, published in 2003, had shown a significant increase in the risk of cancer.
For each increase of one unit in the index, the researchers found a 4percentt increase in the risk of recurrence and a 5percentt increase in the risk of death.
In addition, some studies, but not all, have linked estrogen to a slight increase in the risk of breast cancer.
Fraport's own studies suggest a minimal increase in the risk of a double catastrophe.
The study also found a 57percentt increase in the risk of blood clots in veins, a known side effect of the drugs.
But now there are troubling questions about whether Vioxx may have an unexpected side effect -- a very slight increase in the risk of heart attack.
A study out of the UK this year found loneliness was linked to a 30% increase in the risk of heart disease or having a stroke.
The study was stopped early when it became apparent that those taking hormones had a small increase in the risk of breast cancer.
It found no increase in the risk of the ailments that worry cell-phone critics: brain and nervous system cancers, leukemia or salivary gland tumors.
Aspirin can also cause a slight increase in the risk of a less common type of stroke, one brought on by bleeding in the brain.
The Guardian says the government is trying to wean women off HRT, which has been linked to an increase in the risk of breast cancer.
