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Azithromycin, could put your life, literally, on the line here. abc's dr. richard besser has the warning. >> reporter: "z," it's the letter relied on by so many people fighting common infections. z-pak antibiotics. just one pill for five days. >> i took z-pak for the first time for a sinus infection. >> i have done the z-pak twice. >> i've taken z-pak before for sinus infection. >> reporter: but the new study finds a problem. taking a z-pak, azithromycin, increases your risk of sudden heart death perhaps because it disturbs heart rhythms. researchers found that in a million patients taking a z...

Want you to ask your doctor that can reduce your risk even further. the first is, do i really need this antibiotic? many times we take them for things like colds and flus where they just don't work. if i do need an antibiotic, is there another one? if you are worried about the z-pak, is there another one that works just as well? especially if you have heart disease. dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >> important nounksment for a lot of folks. coming up next, so many songs and so many fond memories. >> remembering donna summer's fantastic voice set to a disco beat. you're watching "worl...

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It's you, fully charged. >> reporter: rick folbaum in the "happening now" control room, stories we're working on over the next 60 minutes including this one up here, the general population now and news from the census department, white babies in this country are now in the minority for the first time ever. we'll talk about it coming up next. also, we have breaking details in the hunt for a killer shooting drivers on remote highways in mississippi. the very latest on that. and have you ever taken a z-pak? why it could be leading to suddenly deadly heart problems. we have that and breaking new...

Pack. the researchers are from vanderbilt university. they say zit throw max can increase your chances of a rare but deadly heart condition. the highest risk in folks who have already had heart problems. people usually take z pack for five days to treat things like sinus infections and sometimes pneumonia. there is a very good chance you have taken it. in fact, it was the eighth most prescribed medicine in the united states last year. more than 56 million prescriptions. that's roughly one z-pak for every five americans. trace gallagher with more on what this study indicates. how did it work fi...