Celebrex! Celebrex! Dance to the music-- long term use of NSAIDs may cut CA risk

[ka jowct]

Merck would have probably been able to keep Vioxx on the market if they had handled the side-effects issue properly (hadn't tried to obfuscate). Celebrex is still available, fortunately.

I have heard theb term "NSAID" in TV ads lately. I wonder how many people watching those ads have any idea what the acronym NSAID stands for? I had only seen the term in materials aimed at MDs until recently. (NSAID: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug)

How about those of us who lost parent(s) or a s/o to Vioxx ?

While an increased risk of certain adverse outcomes can be shown statistically, determining that any given individual died because he or she took Vioxx is probably impossible.