MDs: Vioxx not the only drug to help arthritis
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The withdrawal of Vioxx may take a bite out of Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s revenues, but it isn&#39;ta setback for arthritis patients, doctors said Friday, because dozens of other drugs offer the same symptom relief.
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Scientists uncover why some arthritis drugs such as Vioxx can cause heart attacks and strokes.
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Washington - The health risks found in pain-relieving drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors, such as Vioxx, underscore the need for health authorities to test drugs already on the market, a top United States (US) cardiologist has warned.
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Acupuncture can help boost the power of drugs in reducing the pain suffered by patients with arthritis in their knees, researchers report.
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Vioxx and other pain-relieving drugs have given many people with chronic pain the chance to resume normal lives. But an increase in heart attacks among users of the popular arthritis drug led the manufacturer to pull it from the market and has cast a shadow over similar medications.
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This hasn&#39;t been a great year for arthritis sufferers - it hasn&#39;t been a good one for the drug industry or the Food and Drug Administration, either.
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A PAINKILLER for arthritis sufferers should have been banned four years ago, experts said yesterday. Vioxx, used by 400,000 Brits, was taken off the market by its US makers last month due to potentially deadly side-effects.
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New research suggests that top-selling pain reliever Celebrex does not carry the same heart attack risk as Vioxx, a similar drug pulled from the market in September because of safety concerns.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- For years, experts have noted that people who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain relief also lower their risk for a variety of cancers.
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NEW YORK  - Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who fail to respond to one of the biological drugs will often have a better response to a second drug within the same class, Danish researchers report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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The new finding demonstrates even more benefits to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as Aspirin. NSAIDs have already been shown to reduce the risk of other types of cancer, including breast and colon cancer and leukemia.
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Oct. 11 issue - Last week Merck pulled its blockbuster arthritis-and-pain-relief drug Vioxx from the market. This week the 1.27 million Americans who were taking it are wondering what to do.
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(CBS/AP) A study financed by the federal government has found that Vioxx, a popular anti-arthritis medicine, may cause serious heart problems, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Since Vioxx was pulled off the market last week, arthritis suffers have had to make difficult choices about alternatives for pain relief.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md.  - U.S. scientific advisers  began hearing evidence on Wednesday about the benefits and  risks of pain killers taken by millions of Americans as  regulators weigh moves following Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of  its arthritis pill Vioxx.
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Arthritis patients have been under intense pressure lately and it has more to do with heart problems associated with a variety of painkillers as opposed to arthritis itself, and it all started with the recall of Vioxx.
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Pain and stiffness caused by arthritis in the knee can be relieved through the use of topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).