Category: Health Outrages

  • “Another Drug Claim Bites the Dust!”

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    Kirsten Knudsen
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    A new class of painkillers, COX-2 inhibitors that were supposed to prevent ulcers and related side effects may actually limit the ability of the stomach and intestinal lining to heal itself, according to researchers. The two COX-2 inhibitors now on the market are the arthritis drugs Celebrex and Vioxx. These drugs are responsible for at…