These data should provide some measure of comfort in prescribing celecoxib to patients with very low cardiovascular risk, said Dr. Celebrex belongs to a class of pain drugs known as cox inhibitors and is the only such drug still on the market in the United States. The six trials involving a total of, patients all studied Celebrex, known chemically as celecoxib, against a placebo for uses other than arthritis. The increased risk was not affected by aspirin use, jovial said. Russerts death gives some fellow boomers a scare. North Korea destroys tower at nuclear complex.

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