A New Wonder Drug? Just Wait

Posted by john on August 20th, 2006 — in Celebrex Top News

In the 1990s, millions of older women struggling with menopausal symptoms and worried about their bone health turned to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after trials suggested it might help with both.
About the same time, a new generation of prescription analgesics called cox-2 inhibitors racked up sales in the billions, after trials showed they safely eased […]

NSAIDs Pose Death Risk for Heart-Attack Patients (press release)

Posted by john on August 19th, 2006 — in Celebrex Top News

People who have survived a first heart attack have a higher risk of dying or having a second heart attack if they are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including the newer class called cox-2 inhibitors.
The research detailing these findings appears in the June 20 issue of the journal Circulation, and was first presented at the […]

Clues to Colon Cancer May be in Bark of Mahogany Tree (press release)

Posted by john on August 14th, 2006 — in Celebrex Top News

An unexpected entry in a traditional medicine book from the Republic of Guinea has led a University of South Carolina cancer researcher to study whether medicinal properties in the bark of mahogany trees may hold clues to understanding colon cancer.
Funded by a $300,000, two-year grant from the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Michael Wargovich will examine […]

Hospital in National Study of Drug To Treat Precancerous Condition

Posted by john on August 11th, 2006 — in Celebrex Top News

FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital is participating in a nationwide clinical trial to find out if Celebrex, a drug commonly prescribed for arthritis pain, is a safe and effective alternative to surgery for treating a precancerous condition in women.
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No ‘Alternative’

Posted by john on August 7th, 2006 — in Celebrex Top News

Some 60 million Americans use supplements, megavitamins, herbs and other so-called “alternative” treatments.
Their out-of-pocket costs approach $40 billion a year.
Their therapies are promoted by a vast number of self-help books, Web sites and talk shows that feature thrilling testimonials of benefits for maladies that mainstream medicine cannot remedy.
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Opening arguments in second federal Vioxx trial

Posted by john on August 6th, 2006 — in Celebrex Top News

Merck & Co.’s extensive marketing for Vioxx influenced the doctor who prescribed it to the second federal plaintiff suing the company claiming the painkiller caused a heart attack, his attorney told a jury Monday.
The doctor who prescribed the painkiller to retired FBI agent Gerald Barnett in January 2000 was a Merck “thought leader,” paid to […]