Both Celebrex and Vioxx are taken orally. While there is no cure for arthritis, Fox sees the new medications leading to eradication of the disease. These are very big steps. While there is no cure for arthritis, there are numerous medications and treatments to ease pain and inflammation brought on by the disease. With the aging of baby boomers, arthritis will affect 60 million Americans by 2020.
Arthritis disables more people than stroke and heart disease.