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...study, researchers compared Celebrex, one of the so-called COX-II inhibitors (they attack an enzyme, COX-II, that promotes inflammation) to naproxen, a commonly used NSAID. Both reduced the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. But while 26% of the naproxen patients got an ulcer in either the stomach or the small intestine, ulcers struck only 4% to 6% of those taking Celebrex...
GERD THYSELF An upset stomach may not be the only thing to worry about when taking aspirin or ibuprofen. The so-called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories may be linked to a severe form of heartburn called gastroesophageal-reflux disorder, or GERD. Researchers found that the chances of getting GERD doubled among 12,500 Medicaid patients who took the painkillers routinely. Before starting a regimen of aspirin or the like, check with your doctor...
Betty Polston and her husband Bernie were finishing dinner at their kitchen table one night in 1990 when Bernie announced that after 30 years, he was retiring from his law practice. Betty's reaction was physical: her throat tightened and her stomach churned. "I knew that financially we'd be fine," Betty says. "But that didn't mean I was ready for my husband--Bernie the Attorney--to retire. He didn't have any hobbies. He's very laid back. I had visions of him napping, reading newspapers and lying around the patio for the rest of his life...
...distance trucker and former reading teacher from Mesa, Ariz., he had heard about Nuevo Laredo's prescription-drug bonanza from his trucker pals. Clutching a plastic bag, he is pleased with his purchases, which include Augmentin, Proscar and that modern elixir, Viagra. Nearby, Bill Gibson picks up Tagamet, the stomach medication, for a mere $7.50--far less than the $62 he says he would pay back in Oklahoma City, Okla., "even though it's made by the same company as the stuff...
...with Julia Jarcho `03 and Melia Marden `03. Marden has a Greek midterm at 10 a.m. and thinks it's important to eat a full meal beforehand. "You have to eat or else your stomach is all growly and you can't concentrate," she reasons. Jarcho disagrees but still sports a full tray of edibles, explaining, "I couldn't resist the food." "You eat muffins?" I ask her. "No, never," Jarcho says. I point to a muffin on her tray, and ask, "But that is a muffin...