The 53-year-old star recently postponed a string of concerts due to a bleeding ulcer.

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The ex-Smiths frontman has suffered a number of illnesses including a bleeding ulcer, Barrett's oesophagus and double pneumonia.

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The Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now singer was treated in a Michigan hospital in January for a bleeding ulcer.

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With Vioxx off the market, arthritis patients have one less choice in how to avoid dying of a bleeding ulcer.

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The treatment is usually only denied to patients who have other medical conditions such as a bleeding ulcer, or a stroke.

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Some of that is healthy, but if the credit dries up too much, too fast, the gut check becomes a bleeding ulcer.

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Morrissey, who led revered Manchester indie band The Smiths in the 1980s, was treated in a Michigan hospital in January for a bleeding ulcer.

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Accusations include increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding and heart attacks and slowdowns in the ulcer-healing process.

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