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Fresh danger signs for Cox-2 inhibitors

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Created Nov 13 2005 - 8:01pm

Researchers at the American Heart Association's Dallas gathering have issued a new warning that Vioxx and Celebrex raise the risk of death among patients who have already survived a heart attack. Dr. Gunnar Gislason, a research fellow at Bispebjerg University Hospital in Copenhagen, said Cox-2 inhibitors should not be used by patients suffering heart disease.

- read this CNN report [1] for more


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