Doctors Have Been Treating Lower Back Pain All Wrong
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Placebo and valium are equally effective for acute lower back pain in the ER
(American College of Emergency Physicians) Emergency patients treated with naproxen and placebo had outcomes as good as or better than patients treated with naproxen and diazepam (trade name Valium) for acute lower back pain, according to the results of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial published last week in Annals of Emergency Medicine ('Diazepam Is No Better Than Placebo When Added to Naproxen for Acute Low Back Pain'). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
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Common Painkillers Don't Ease Back Pain, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2017 -- Painkillers like aspirin, Aleve and Advil don ' t help most people with back pain, a new review finds.
The researchers estimated that only one in six people gained a benefit from taking these nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Celecoxib: Cardiovascular Risk No Worse Than That of Nonselective NSAIDs
NEW ORLEANS — The cardiovascular safety profile of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) celecoxib, a selective inhibitor of COX-2, is no worse than those of the nonselective NSAIDs naproxen and ibuprofen, according to a trial reported at the American Heart Association scientific sessions. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
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Bad News for Naproxen in RA
(MedPage Today) -- PRECISION study gives boost to Celebrex for RA (but not OA) patients (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
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Celebrex May Not Pose More Heart Risk Than Others
Researchers found more complications, such as bleeding, for the pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen (Source: WebMD Health)
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Celebrex May Not Pose Bigger Heart Risk Than Similar Drugs: Study
Researchers found more complications, such as bleeding, for the pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen
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Celebrex Is No Riskier For Heart Than Other Arthritis Drugs, Study Finds
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 It finds that Celebrex, a drug similar to ones withdrawn 12 years ago for safety reasons, is no riskier for the heart than some other prescription pain pills that are much tougher on the stomach.
“We do not want patients to suffer with pain and we need to know what is safe to give them,” said Dr. Steven Nissen, the Cleveland Clinic’s heart chief, who led the study. Fear that Celebrex would be worse than alternatives proved unfounded, and “on almost every endpoint it...
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Arthritis drug Celebrex not as risky for heart as suspected, study finds
Some of the more than 50 million Americans with arthritis may benefit from data published in the New England Journal of Medicine showing the popular arthritis painkiller Celebrex is just as safe as drugs like ibuprofen and naproxen. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Tara Narula, a cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the findings. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
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Surprise! Arthritis Drug Celebrex Shown As Safe As Ibuprofen and Naproxen
PRECISION has helped physicians and patients better understand the risks and benefits of the drugs used to treat arthritis pain. They have Pfizer to thank for that. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
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PRECISION: Celecoxib Similar to Ibuprofen, Naproxen for CV Risk PRECISION: Celecoxib Similar to Ibuprofen, Naproxen for CV Risk
Celecoxib hit its noninferiority CV mark against ibuprofen and naproxen in arthritis patients at increased CVD risk, but not all are convinced.Heartwire from Medscape (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
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Pfizer's Celebrex shown to be as safe as ibuprofen or naproxen: study
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 appear to cause heart problems that spurred the withdrawal of rival Vioxx, according to a large 10-year study presented on Sunday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Are Naproxen And Ibuprofen Sometimes Risky? A Controversial Study Of Celebrex Raises Concerns
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 already controversial, means anything at all. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
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Surprising new findings about pain relievers taken by ‘ everyone on the planet ’
Celebrex poses no more risks of heart problems than ibuprofen or naproxen. Ibuprofen Related:New statin guidelines: Everyone 40 and older should be considered for the drug therapyHIV test on USB stick could be start of consumer revolution in disease monitoringHow to explain the election, Trump and your fears without panicking the kids (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
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Celebrex Is Found to Be No Riskier for Hearts Than Other Pain Drugs
A question has long hung over Celebrex: Did it cause heart attacks? Now, a clinical trial suggests it may be safer than drugs like ibuprofen and naproxen. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: GINA KOLATA Tags: Celebrex (Drug) Pfizer Inc Clinical Trials Heart Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Ibuprofen (Drug) Source Type: news
