Celebrex Has No Safety Advantage Over NSAIDs, Panel Says Celebrex’s manufacturer’s are not going to like this. The new selective COX-2 inhibitors where designed to be safer on the stomach (don’t forget that NSAIDs can also damage the liver, kidneys, GI tract other than the stomach, as well as the joints themselves…). But post-marketing studies […]
Ok. I’ll admit it—I’m no fan of anti-inflammatories. The list of side effects is far longer than most doctors realize. Despite how long the list already is, there is always room for more negative effects when it comes to drugs that interfere with the way your body functions. (In case you’re not familiar with the […]
Common Disorder May Underlie Asthma and IBS Hey!! We’re getting closer to the mark!! One of these days it may occur to the medical powers that be that the GI tract has a major impact on our overall health. Antibiotics, poor lifestyle habits, acid blockers, stress, NSAIDs can all alter the flora of the GI […]
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Hypertension It seems that we can now add elevation of BP to the list of side effects of NSAIDs use. This list also contains gastric erosions/ulcers, disruption of intestinal permeability, kidney damage and liver damage. I could accept the harm vs benefit logic for NSAIDs if there were not tens if […]
I was teaching a class to doctors this weekend and, on a break, heard one of the doctors on the phone talking about a patient with costochondritis and telling the person on the other end to take an anti-inflammatory to fix the inflammation. This is THE response in society and in medicine today. Sure, most physicians […]
