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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2001
Andrew J. Dannenberg, New York, NY (US);
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
A patient with an inflammatory disease of the head and neck is treated with a therapeutic amount of a selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2 or a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor from a natural source. In one embodiment, a patient with a sore throat caused by tonsillitis or pharyngitis is treated with the topical application of a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor from a natural source. In other embodiments, patients with sore throat caused by tonsillitis or pharyngitis or a patient with sinusitis are treated by systemic administration of a selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2. In another embodiment, a patient with periodontitis is treated by administration of a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor from a natural source.