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News on pain pill risks leaves patients in lurch  view story
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Stephanie Horvath and Lori Becker - - Palm Beach Post
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When Jackie Greene's shoulders would ache in the middle of the night, she'd climb out of bed and take a Celebrex pill, the one thing that eased the pain.
She took it only occasionally, but her 87-year-old arthritic mother took it every day. Three weeks ago, Greene stopped using the anti-inflammatory and took her mother off of it, too, when she heard Vioxx, a similar medicine, was linked to increased risk of heart attack.
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