what about celebrex, it's the same group? >> i was concerned. there's that little niggly in the back of your mind going, is >> reporter: in 2005, the government required the maker of celebrex to conduct a trial. 25,000 people who had arthritis severe enough to require daily medication were given an anti-inflammatory,. they were then moder thed for cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke or death. dr. steve nissen led the ten-year study. >> i thought it would go against celebrex. >> reporter: what happened? >> everybody was including me. it's pretty clear that it was not worse. if anything it was trending a little bit toward being on the better side. >> reporter: the study also found a lower risk of gastrointestinal complications in celebrex compared with the other two. >> it really does take a drug that was under a cloud of suspicion after vie -- vioxx was withdrawn. it lifts that cloud and lets us think about this in different ways. >> reporter: remember, this study did not look at the for, say, headache. but now for some patients wi

were you concerned, vioxx is causing heart problems what about celebrex, the same group? >> i was concerned. there is that little bit in the back of your mind is it okay to required the maker to conduct a safety trial. 24,000 people at cardiovascular risk who had arthritis severe enough were given anti-inflammatory. they were monitored for cardiovascular events. heart attack, stroke or death. dr. steve nissan led the ten year study. >> i thought it would probably tilt against celebrex. >> what happened? me. it is pretty clear that it was not worse and if anything it was trending a little bit toward being on the better side. >> reporter: the study also found a lower risk of gastrointestinal complications in celebrex. >> it take is a drug under a cloud of suspicion, after vioxx was withdrawn and lifts that cloud and lets us now think about this in different ways. >> remember this study did not but now, for some patients with more severe and chronic pain, some doctors who steered away from using celebrex may use it. >> dr. jon lapook, thank you. when we come back, a high-tec

celebrex was not worse than the older drugs that had been around and taken by so many americans, both in the over-the-counter form or in this case, in the very high prescription doses that we use for arthritis in this trial. >> reporter: so this was a higher dose than people take say for headache. >> yes, quite a bit higher, two to three times as much. it really does take a drug that was under a cloud of suspicion it lifts that cloud, and it lets us now think about this in different ways. >> so jon, could this change the the way arthritis patients are treated? >> it very well could, elaine. the idea was people were kind of afraid of using celebrex because of the possibility that it worked in the same way vioxx did to cause an increase in heart problems. now that it turns out that it doesn't cause any more problems than eib proveen or naproxen, people may start to use it more. and also it was tro intestinal point of view t doesn't cause as much ulceration and bleeding as eib proveen and nap rocksin did. >> thank you so much. >> legendary singer, songwriter leon russell has died. >> qui

>> reporter: you know, celebrex is an anti-inflammatory arthritis. it works by a similar mechanism to another drug called vioxx but vioxx was pulled off the market in 2004 because it caused heart attacks and strokes. >> so a big study was done, we're talking about 24,000 people over ten years to compare celebrex to two other very common anti-inflammatories eib proveen and naproxen. i spoke to dr. nissen who headed up the study about the results of that study. >> when you and your colleagues unsealed these results, what was your reaction? >> i must tell you, i was stunned by the results. celebrex was not worse than the older drugs that had been around and taken by so many americans, both in the over-the-counter form or in this case, in the very high prescription doses that we use for arthritis in this trial. >> reporter: so this was a higher dose than people take say for headache. >> yes, quite a bit higher, two to three times as much. after vioxx was withdrawn, and it lifts that cloud, and it lets us now think about this in different ways. >> so jon,

. >>> a health alert good news for celebrex users. researchers have finished a big study trying to find a link between the antiinflammatory drug celebrex and heart problems. the results shocked doctors, but in a good way. for a decade researchers have been concerned about how the popular arthritis drug celebrex compared to commonly prescribed drug ibuprofen naproxen. they found celebrex had lower risk of heart complications when compared to ibuprofen and >> many guidelines and commentators over the years have recommended to heart patients that they take naproxen. it was believed to be the safest of the drugs. and we didn't find that it wasn't the safest of the drugs. >>lydia: dr. nicen said people shouldn't worry about taken the occasional ibuprofen or naproxen as long as they're taking the recommended dose. >>> in tonight's consumer alerts, many of you deals on electronics. what we did the research for you and found the best deals on smartphones. target is offering a free iphone 7 or iphone 7 plus if you get a qualifying plan on at&t

jon lapook. >> celebrex is anti-inflammatory, to treat arthritis. it works by a similar mechanism to another drug called viox, viox pulled off the market in 2004 because it caused heart so a big study was done. 24,000 people over ten years, to compare celebrex to two other very common anti-inflammatories, ibuprophen and naproxen. i talked to the cleveland clinic about that study. when you and your colleagues unsealed the results what was your reaction? >> i must tell you i was stunned by the results. celebrex was not worse than the older drugs that had been around and taken by so many americans. both in the over-the-counter form o t very high prescription doses that we used for arthritis in this trial. >> this was a higher dose than people say, take for headache. >> quite a bit higher. two to three times as much. it really does take a drug that was under a cloud of suspicion, after viox was withdrawn and lifts that cloud and lets us now art problems.ate increase in oblems than ibuprophen.y more people may use it more. it didn't cause as much ulcerat

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. >> now, a long waited ten year study of 24,000 pay she wants that compared celebrex to two popular pain relievers. celebrex at moderate doses does not put them at higher risk of >> doctor stevenson says another striking finding had to do with ibuprofen. patients taking a dose had 64% higher risk of -- >> moderate doses of celebrex appears to be >> kristen can now take a crucial drug without the fear. >> i am fortunate and i am able to continue the treatment with it. >> it is been unec uneventful for me and given more just pain relief from millions of americans suffering from chronic pain. >> doctor torres is with us now. most of us know these medicines because we counter form with them. what does the story tells us. >> these medicines have all been shown to be fairly safe. for those taking it at a daily bases and for any of us is to take the lowest effective dose with the short time possible to minimize any effects. >> still ahead tonight minimize any effects. >> still ahead tonight a new source of power your immune system weakens as you get older increasing the risk for me, the sh

because it caused heart studying celebrex for ten years -- researches now say it is in fact safe to use... even at the stronger, prescription level. so this was a higher dose than people take, say, for headache. headache.nissen: this was quite a bit higher, 2-3 times as much//it really does take a drug that was under a cloud of suspicion after vioxx was withdrawn and it lifts that cloud and it lets us now think about this in different ways. 3 the study also revealed celebrex doesn't ca stomach ulcers or bleeding as other common drugs like "i-b profen" or naproxen. 3 coming up--- jordy nelson belts out some tunes ... for a version of "carpool karaoke" in green bay.we'll show you! 3 3 3 a live look over.....on the today...partly sunny. highs in the upper 50s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. tonight...partly cloudy. lows around 40. northwest winds up to 5 mph. tuesday...partly sunny. highs in the mid 50s. southwest night...mostly clear. lows in the lor 40s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. wednesday...sunny. highs in the mid 50s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the aftern

celebrex at moderate doses does not put them at higher risk of heart disease. >> doctor stevenson says another striking finding had ibuprofen. patients taking a dose had 64% higher risk of -- >> moderate doses of celebrex appears to be safer than the older >> kristen can now take a crucial drug without the fear. >> i am fortunate and i am able to continue the treatment with it. >> it is been uneventful for me and given more just pain relief from millions of americans suffering from chronic pain. >> doctor torres is with us now. most of us know these medicines because we take the over the counter form with them. d >> these medicines have all been shown to be fairly safe. for those taking it at a daily bases and for any of us is to take the lowest effective dose with the short time possible to minimize any effects. >> still ahead tonight minimize any effects. >> still ahead tonight a new source of power impressive linda. it seems age isn't slowing you down. gles virus. i've been lurking inside you since you had chickenpox. i could surface anytime as a painful, blistering rash. one in thr

it would probably tilt against celebrex. >> reporter: what actually happened? >> everybody was wrong, including me. it's pretty clear that it was not worse. if anything, it was trending a better side. >> reporter: the study also found a lower risk of gastrointestinal complications in celebrex compared to the other two. >> it was taking a drug under a cloud of suspicion after vioxx was withdrawn and it lifts that cloud and it lets us now think about this in different ways. >> so interesting. you both reported on this, on these findings. >> 30% were lost to follow-up. they weren't able to to the dose as they were other medications which could limit the interpretations. the patients were not as high risk as we would have hoped in the sense only 20% had cardiovascular disease. we don't know which patients during the trial were on aspirin or not and whether that influenced the result. >> from my point of view, sks the -- it came about because they tend to cause fewer ulcers. from my point of view that's a good thing. we need to emphasize we are not talking a person