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Widely used arthritis pill protects against skin cancer
A widely-used arthritis drug reduces the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers — the most common cancers in humans — according to a study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib (brand…
Use of common anti-inflammatory drug fails to slow progression of Alzheimer’s
Hopes that naproxen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), or rofecoxib, a COX-2 inhibitor, could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have been dashed as researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center report in the June 4 Journal of the American Medical Association that neither drug slows the cognitive deterioration that is the hallmark of AD. In addition, more adverse effects were reported in patients taking either drug as compared to the placebo group.