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FDA toughens warnings on over-the-counter painkillers

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it is asking drugmakers to more prominently display safety warnings on the labels of some of the most widely used over-the-counter pain and fever remedies.


Pain relievers seem not to prevent Alzheimer's disease in the very elderly

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as the pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen, do not prevent Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Instead, the risk of developing dementia ...


Two-handed microbes point to new method for isolating harmful forms of chemicals

Microbes point to method for isolating harmful forms of drugs

Physics / Soft Matter

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at MIT and Brown University studying how marine bacteria move recently discovered that a sharp variation in water current segregates right-handed bacteria from their left-handed ...





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Anti-inflammatory drugs do not improve cognitive function in older adults

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created May 12, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The anti-inflammatory drugs naproxen and celecoxib do not appear to improve cognitive function in older adults with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, and naproxen may have a slightly detrimental effect, according to ...


Commonly used pain medications do not prevent Alzheimer's disease

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created Apr 26, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Over-the-counter pain medication naproxen and prescription pain reliever celecoxib do not prevent Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published April 25, 2007, in the online edition of Neurology, the scientific journa ...


Ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen may be equally effective at reducing risk of Alzheimer's disease

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created May 28, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Different types of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin, appear to be equally effective in lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the largest study of its ...


NSAIDs prevent early sign of Alzheimer disease in mice

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 new research ...


Combination drug taken early relieves migraine symptoms

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created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A combination drug taken within an hour after the start of a migraine is effective in relieving symptoms, according to research published in the July 8, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...


Ibuprofen puts high risk cardiac patients at risk

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created Apr 05, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Doctors who treat the painful condition of osteoarthritis in patients with increased cardiovascular risk need to be cautious. A team lead by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, are the first to study outcomes in ...


FDA pans Merck's new pain pill

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created Apr 13, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rejected Merck's bid to sell the pain medication Arcoxia in the United States.


Overuse of narcotics and barbiturates may make migraine worse

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created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers led by investigators at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has determined that certain commonly-prescribed medications may have the unintended consequence of increasing the ...


Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shots

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers - Advil, Tylenol, aspirin - at the time of injection may blunt ...


Study finds that caffeine cuts post-workout pain by nearly 50 percent

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created Jan 09, 2007 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Athens, Ga. -- Although it's too soon to recommend dropping by Starbucks before hitting the gym, a new study suggests that caffeine can help reduce the post-workout soreness that discourages some people from exercising.



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