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Article: Beyond Aspirin: The COX-2 Medical Revolution.
- Article from:
- Healthy & Natural Journal
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
- Author:
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Hailed by the Wall Street Journal in October 1999 as the next major milestone in preventative medicine, COX-2 inhibition was recently acknowledged by the Science section of The New York Times as a method of preventing cancers of the colon, skin, esophagus, and bladder. And that's just the beginning of the story, as COX-2 inhibition is also associated with reducing arthritic pain, inflammation, and damage, and arresting the development of Alzheimer's disease.
The book Beyond Aspirin began its life as a contemplated article on prostate cancer. We are somewhat addicted to an on-line medical database called "Medicine," which is the on-line version of the National ...