COX-2 implications and gastric mucosal integrity, ulcer healing
This is an informative review article on the new wonder-drug arthritis meds, and the concept that maybe they are not so friendly to the gastric mucosa as they were marketed to be. Recently this class of drugs has also come under fire from the cardiology sector. Remember that, just like nature, there are no “wonder drugs.” This applies even more to science’s mutation of natural compounds. This class of drugs hit the ground running and created quite a profit for the two drug companies producing them. Unfortunately, it appears that most of the patients taking these drugs are guinea pigs when it comes to identifying the long term side effects and efficacy.
Gut — Abstracts: HALTER et al. 49 (3): 443