Pfizer’s Celebrex raises heart attack risks
A group of researchers in New Zealand said Tuesday that a reanalysis of older studies conducted on Pfizer’s pain reliever Celebrex show the drug can raise the risk of suffering a heart attack
ABC 7 Medical: Medication Offers Protection Against Cancer
THE SAME MEDICATION THAT EASES ARTHRITIS PAIN MIGHT ALSO PROTECT AGAINST CANCER. TWO SEPARATE STUDIES SHOW ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES MIGHT PREVENT SOME CANCERS, AS MEDICAL REPORTER KATHY FOWLER REPORTS.
Kathy Fowler on set:
DOCTORS ARE EXCITED BY THESE RESULTS, THEY THINK THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS CALLED COX-2 INHIBITORS COULD PROTECT PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST, LUNG AND […]
Celebrex may help high-risk patients avoid colorectal cancer
The anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex may help prevent pre-malignant tumors of the colon, researchers said in two studies, which also warned about heart concerns linked to the drug.
“Results of our study showed that celecoxib (Celebrex) holds great promise for the prevention of cancer,” said Nadir Arber of Tel Aviv’s Sourasky Medical Center, the chief author of […]