Study points toward alternatives for Vioxx and Celebrex
Kingston, Ont. 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 heart problems. ...... Their findings offer the prospect of a new generation of anti-inflammatory drugs that will bypass this issue, says co-author Colin Funk, a professor of Biochemistr...Aspirin might prevent Vioxx cardiac damage
Durham, N.C. -- Low-dose aspirin might prevent the cardiovascular damage known to arise from use of the painkiller rofecoxib (Vioxx), suggest new findings from mouse studies by Duke University Medical Center researchers. Their findings that a chemical imbalance might underlie such damage could also lead to the development of anti-inflammatory drugs without the adverse side effects, the researcher...Cardiologist to testify at FDA hearing: Animal tests implicated in Vioxx tragedy
WASHINGTON--On February 17, John J. Pippin, M.D., FA.C.C., will testify before Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials and present a new report detailing how experiments on mice, dogs, and other animals misled scientists and ultimately contributed to a tragic outcome for human patients exposed to Vioxx and other drugs. Dr. Pippin will represent the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsi...