Jeffrey Brown talks with health correspondent Susan Dentzer and Dr. John Reveille, director of the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, about the ...

NEW ORLEANS – Pfizer Inc's Celebrex arthritis drug was shown to be at least as safe as the widely used prescription-strength versions of painkillers ibuprofen and naproxen, and does not appear to ...

Patients who take the pain pill Celebrex may be less likely to develop polyps and colorectal cancer but may also be at increased risk of developing cardiovascular problems, according to a study ...

For more than a decade, Pfizer’s blockbuster Celebrex has been nagged by the perception that extended use of the arthritis drug carried an increased risk for heart problems. It has outlasted its ...

A study released today may mean that the painkiller celecoxib, once sold under the brand name Celebrex, is safer than prescription doses of ibuprofen or naproxen. That is if the study, which is ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Pfizer Inc. said Friday its pain reliever Celebrex showed no increased overall risk of cardiovascular problems in a massive analysis of 41 completed studies involving 44,000 patients.

Pfizer says a study found an increased risk of heart problems with the painkiller Celebrex. The news comes after another painkiller, Vioxx, was withdrawn from the market. Like Vioxx, Celebrex is in a ...

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Researchers at Queen's University and the University of Pennsylvania have identified one reason why drugs like Celebrex and Vioxx -- once popular for the treatment of pain and inflammation -- cause ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new study gives some reassurance to arthritis sufferers who want pain relief but are worried about side effects. It finds that Celebrex, a drug similar to ones withdrawn 12 years ...

Sept. 12, 2006 — -- The painkiller Celebrex may be safe for some patients who suffer from chronic bone and joint pain, even though similar drugs come with dangerous side effects, according to new ...

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's Celebrex arthritis drug was shown to be at least as safe as the widely used prescription-strength versions of painkillers ibuprofen and naproxen, and does not ...