Celebrex Has 'No Role' Against Colon Cancer
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The final word on whether the cox-2 painkiller Celebrex might be used to prevent colon cancer is a definite &quot;no,&quot; according to the long-awaited results of two major studies.
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Pfizer Inc. on Friday said a government-sponsored cancer-prevention trial of its blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was halted after patients taking it had more than
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THURSDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Concerns that rheumatoid arthritis drugs called TNF blockers and related medications could cause cancer appear to be unfounded, a new study shows.
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Pfizer Inc. says a new study finds increased risk of heart problems with taking painkiller drug Celebrex.
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BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) advised patients to be cautious when using the drug Celebrex for treating osteoarthritis.
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Pfizer Inc. is indefinitely suspending all consumer advertising of its arthritis drug Celebrex, following last week&#39;s revelation of a study that showed high doses caused an increased risk of heart attacks among cancer patients.
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People at average risk for colon cancer shouldn't take aspirin or painkillers like ibuprofen to try to prevent the disease, a federal task force advises
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Pfizer does not plan to recall Celebrex, but the company would immediately halt advertising this popular arthritis drug to consumers after a study showed that high doses were
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The Canadian health department said on Thursday that it had determined that no regulatory intervention was needed on Pfizer Inc.&#39;s arthritis drug Celebrex after a report in a Canadian newspaper linked it to 14 deaths.
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If drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex do prevent cancer, which risk is worse, cancer if you do not take them, or heart attacks if you do? Who decides?
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Pfizer Inc. on Friday said its popular Celebrex arthritis drug more than doubled the risk of heart attack in a large cancer-prevention trial, a setback that comes just weeks after Merck & Co. recalled its similar Vioxx drug due to heart safety risks.
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CelebrexÂ®, VIOXXÂ®, and BextraÂ®, products of, respectively, Pfizer, Merck, and Pfizer, are COX-2 inhibitors, meaning that they suppress the expression of the COX-2 enzyme that is normally
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Current data do not show  Pfizer Inc.'s pain reliever Celebrex is safe for treating  rheumatoid arthritis in children, a U.S. advisory panel  narrowly ruled on Wednesday.
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Like Vioxx, which was taken off the market in September because of safety concerns, Celebrex is a COX-2 inhibitor, a type of drug that eases the inflammation associated with arthritis typically without damaging the stomach.
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Similar painkilling drugs, including Celebrex, do not share the same risks, two new studies say.
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The popular pain relief drug Celebrex can triple the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to a study by the US National Cancer Institute.
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NEW YORK  - The presence of RNA for the  enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in feces probably indicates the  presence of colorectal cancer, according to results of a pilot  study conducted in Japan.