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NSAIDs may be more effective than paracetamol for period pain

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen may be more effective for relieving period pain than paracetamol, according to a new review. However, it remains unclear whether any one NSAID is safer or more effective than others.

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For Menstrual Pain, NSAIDs May Be More Effective Than Paracetamol

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen may be more effective for relieving period pain than paracetamol, according to the update of a Cochrane Review. However, it remains unclear whether any one NSAID is safer or more effective than others. Period pain affects a high proportion of women: up to 72% in a recent Australian survey of 16-49 year olds…

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Athletes Warned Against The Misuse Of NSAIDs

Athletes’ superstitions and rituals can help them get psyched up for contests, but when these rituals involve non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which many athletes gobble down before and during events, they could be causing more harm than good…

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NSAIDs: Take ‘em early and often when competing? Think again

Athletes’ superstitions and rituals can help them get psyched up for contests, but when these rituals involve NSAIDs, which many athletes gobble down before and during events, they could be causing more harm than good. Such misuse can cause problems such as interfering with healing and inhibiting the body’s ability to adapt to challenging workouts, to the development of stomach ulcers and possibly an increased risk for cardiovascular problems, says sports medicine expert.

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NSAIDs Prevent Early Sign Of Alzheimer Disease In Mice

If taking nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen is to protect you from developing Alzheimer disease then you will have to start taking them at a very early age according to research in a mouse model of the disease. Emerging data indicate that an early molecular event in the development of Alzheimer disease is the induction of neuronal cell cycle events (CCEs).

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NSAIDs Can Reduce Common Cold Symptoms

The common cold is the most pervasive recurring illness on earth. For years, people have turned to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, to relieve pain, fever and other symptoms related to the miserable feelings brought on by the common cold. NSAIDs include ibuprofen, which is available in brands such as Motrin and Advil, and naproxen, which is marketed as Aleve.

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Doctor Recommended Traumeel(R) Offers Patients A Safe And Natural Alternative To NSAIDs

Thousands of US physicians around the country are telling their patients that the need for a safe and natural inflammation regulating drug called Traumeel? is critical now, more than ever, since the FDA announced its stricter labeling requirements for aspirin and acetaminophen along with Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen found in millions of household medicine cabinets.

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Do NSAIDs Delay Onset Of Dementia?

New research shows that people over 65 who are heavy users of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as Ibuprofen and Naproxen, show a high incidence of dementia. The researchers conclude that NSAIDs may delay, not prevent, dementia. The study by the American Academy of Neurology will be published in the Journal of Neurology. ‘It is hard to draw any conclusions from this study. It found a high incidence of dementia in older people who frequently use NSAIDS.

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