He added that no samples have yet been found of the veterinary anti-inflammatory medicine "bute" and if traces were present, the risk was low.

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The study showed that by substituting salmeterol for an alternative anti-inflammatory medicine, montelukast, outcomes for severely asthmatic children with the arginine-16 gene variant were substantially improved.

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Bextra is an anti-inflammatory medicine that works by the same mechanism as Vioxx, the Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) pill that was pulled from the market after it was found to double the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

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Christie Ballantyne, a cardiologist at the Baylor College of Medicine, led a clinical trial that indicated Vytorin may have a potent anti-inflammatory effect.

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Turmeric, ground from Curcuma longa, a knobby root that looks similar to fresh ginger, has been used as an anti-inflammatory in India for thousands of years, says Shailinder Sodhi, who teaches ayurvedic, or traditional Indian, medicine, at Bastyr University, in Kenmore, Wash.

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