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 ...

Pfizer's decision to continue selling the arthritis medication Celebrex -- which, based on the results of a national study announced on Friday, can triple patient risk for cardiovascular events ...

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 ...

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 The news comes after another painkiller, Vioxx, was withdrawn from the market.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 ...

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 ...

Back in 2004, a popular arthritis drug called Vioxx was pulled off the market when studies showed daily long-term use could increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death. “This was one of the ...

Dear Dr. Roach:I am a 63-year-old overweight woman with low cholesterol, normal-range blood pressure and a healthy heart. I don't smoke or drink alcohol, and other than my excess weight, I am a ...

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 It finds that Celebrex, a drug similar to ones withdrawn 12 years ...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 ...