治疗关节炎的新方法可能会提供一种止痛药的替代品。
New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers.
关节炎目前无法治愈，许多患者都依赖于消炎止痛药，尽管长期服用这些药物会对胃部造成损害。
There is no cure and many sufferers rely on anti-inflammatory painkillers, although these can damage the stomach when used long-term.
4月，FDA否决了默克的关节炎止痛药Arcoxia，Arcoxia和Vioxx是同一类药并在海外已经大量出售了。
In April, the FDA rejected Merck's Arcoxia, anarthritis painkiller in the same drug class as Vioxx, eventhough it is widely available overseas.
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