Chemicals in curry and onions may help prevent colon cancer
...omas (polyps) and eventual colon cancer. Recently, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been used to treat some patients with this condition, but these compounds often produce significant side effects, including gastrointestinal ulcerations and bleeding, according to Giardiello. Previous observati...Mayo Clinic links allergies to Parkinson's disease
...s studies had shown that people who regularly take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease. These results prompted the Mayo Clinic investigators to look further into the links between diseases characterized by inflammation and Parkinson's. They studi...Arthritis drug helps debilitating inflammatory disease
...ying antirheumatic drugs such as methotrexate, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen or naproxen -- the disease is progressive and often fatal. As many as 20 percent of children with NOMID don't survive to adulthood. "This research shows the importance of studying rare but enormously instr...Rofecoxib significantly reduces the risk of recurrence of colorectal polyps
...uggested previously that aspirin and non-selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) could reduce colon cancer risk. This study now demonstrates such an effect for a selective COX-2 inhibitor in a placebo-controlled randomized study. While previous randomized studies have shown that COX-2 inhibitors c...Study finds that vioxx reduces the risk of colorectal polyps
...uggested previously that aspirin and non-selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) could reduce colon cancer risk, and this study now demonstrates a similar effect for VIOXX. The study is at: http://www.gastro.org/user-assets/Documents/13_Media/Randomized_Trial.pdf "These are exciting findings," ...Mayo clinic finds aspirin, other NSAIDs, may prevent or delay enlarged prostate
... -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found that taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin or ibuprofen may prevent or delay benign prostatic hyperplasia, an enlarged prostate which can cause urinary symptoms in men as they age such as frequent urination, trouble starting urination, awakenin...Migraine treatment and prevention in women
...ed in the prevention of menstrual migraine include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, ergots, alkaloids and triptans. Medications used in the prevention of other migraines also are effective in preventing menstrual migraine. In some patients, menstrual migraines also may be managed with hormonal manipulation u...Penn study suggests a new type of pain reliever that may benefit the heart
... study points to the possibility of a new class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that steer clear of heart-disease risk and work to reduce it. Senior author Garret FitzGerald, MD, Director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at Penn, and colleagues report their findings ...Studies provide new evidence on risks associated with Cox-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs
...ed that more than 30 million people worldwide take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) daily for treatment of pain and inflammation," according to background information provided in one of the articles. Adverse effects of some conventional NSAIDs include toxic gastrointestinal (GI) effects, as well as ...Randomized study indicates that patients with herniated disk improved with or without surgery
...ion/counseling with home exercise instruction, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, if tolerated. There was follow-up at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 and 2 years. The researchers found that adherence to assigned treatment was limited: 50 percent of patients assigned to surgery received surgery within...Restrictive provincial drug policies may have benefits
...hibitors (COX-2 inhibitors, or coxibs), a group of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) widely used to treat arthritis and musculoskeletal problems, has resulted in a rapid increase in the number of people exposed to NSAIDs. Compared with traditional NSAIDS, coxibs are felt to offer a lower risk of stoma...Study explains how NSAIDs halt cancer growth
...DA-7/IL-24 is the molecular mechanism that enables nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to halt the growth of cancer cells, a finding that could eventually lead to the development of targeted cancer treatments. Led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), in collaboration with sc...AHA statement recommends doctors change approach
...r heart disease based on accumulated evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), with the exception of aspirin, increase risk for heart attack and stroke, according to an American Heart Association statement published today in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. "We believe th...Aspirin reduces esophageal-cancer risk in people with most-aggressive form of Barrett's esophagus
...eventive therapy with aspirin, ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. The researchers also identified a cluster of four known cancer biomarkers, or genetic abnormalities, in people with Barretts that significantly increases their risk of developing esophageal cancer. These findings, ...Commonly used pain medications do not prevent Alzheimer's disease
...bservational studies, which found sustained use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may have a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease. The clinical trial, conducted at six dementia research clinics across the United States, involved more than 2,100 people over age 70 with no signs of dementi...Ireland Cancer Center researcher lays out benefits of aspirin to prevent colon cancer
...thesized mechanism by which the use of aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), also called COX-2 inhibitors, act to decrease the risk of developing colon cancer. "The compelling evidence that chronic use of aspirin or certain NSAIDS can substantially lower the risk of colon cancer has import...COX inhibitors may weaken protective qualities of estrogen hormone therapy
...t patients that COX inhibitors such as traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may undermine any purported protection against heart disease in participants taking estrogen therapy. The results were described this week in PLoS Medicine. Premenopausal women are less susceptible to heart attack......s research experts has recommended that coxibs and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) must remain a significant part of the tool kit used in treating osteoarthritis (OA). The Editorial summarizes the outcomes of an international workshop organized by the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (O...