Abstract: This invention relates to combinations, compositions, and methods using or having a substituted dialkyl ether, substituted aryl-alkyl ether, substituted dialkyl thioether, substituted dialkyl ketone, or substituted-alkyl compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as an active component for preventing or treating osteoarthritis, preventing or inhibiting cartilage damage, preventing or treating rheumatoid arthritis, improving joint function, alleviating pain, and the like in a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions including a dialkyl ether, substituted alkyl, substituted aryl-alkyl, substituted dialkyl thioether, substituted dialkyl ketone, substituted-alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said dialkyl ether, substituted alkyl, substituted aryl-alkyl, substituted dialkyl thioether, substituted dialkyl ketone, or substituted-alkyl, and a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said selective COX-2 inhibitor. Also disclosed are methods of using such pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of inflammation and inflammation-associated diseases, inflammation and inflammation-associated disorders mediated by proinflammatory cytokines, and proinflammatory cytokine induced CRP production.

Abstract: A method is provided for lowering serum cholesterol and thereby inhibiting fatty streak lesions of atherosclerosis by administering to a patient a phosphorus-containing ACE inhibitor, such as fosinopril or ceronapril, alone or in combination with a cholesterol lowering drug, such as pravastatin.