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Multimedia: UF study strengthens concerns about long-term use of certain painkillers

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Painkillers such as ibuprofen, naxopren and celecoxib provide needed relief for many patients who have chronic pain. But an ongoing source of contention is whether those drugs and others in their class known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are linked to harmful health effects.

Filed under Multimedia on Thursday, July 21, 2011.