The new class of drugs, called Cyclooxygenase-2 or Cox-2 inhibitors, are no better at easing swelling or numbing hurt.

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Needleman's theory was that one could spare the stomach by selectively blocking the enzyme responsible for inflammation, COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2), while avoiding the one involved in maintaining the stomach lining, COX-1.

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