Individuals who take aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke, combined with common anti-inflammatory medications like Celebrex, may be at increased risk for the occurrence of a cardiovascular event. The new findings provide a warning to patients taking aspirin who also take anti-inflammatory medicines, known as COX2 inhibitors, coxibs, or NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) medications, that are commonly used for pain. The findings, published in the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), show that people who use aspirin and the popular pain medications, frequently used to treat arthritis and pain from acute injury, are reducing the effectiveness of aspirin, putting their health at risk from the potential for blood clots. Medications such [...]