Common pain relievers may raise heart disease and stroke risk, doctors warn

Common OTC painkillers like ibuprofen may increase heart attack and stroke risk. Learn which medications pose the greatest ...
Medical News Today

List of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) help reduce pain and inflammation. A list of common NSAIDs includes ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen. Though there are a variety of different NSAIDs ...
Medscape

Defining the COX Inhibitor Selectivity of NSAIDs: Implications for Understanding Toxicity

BAE: Bovine aortic endothelial; RHP: Recombinant human protein. NSAIDs variably inhibit prostaglandin H synthase (COX). COX-2 was cloned in 1991, and it was subsequently established that COX-1 does ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News

Long-term use of NSAIDs may lower dementia risk, data shows

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and aspirin could reduce dementia risk with prolonged use, according to a report published Tuesday in the Journal of the American ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Appropriateness of NSAID and Coxib Prescribing for Patients With Osteoarthritis by Primary Care Physicians in Ontario: Results From the CANOAR Study

Objective: To assess the appropriateness of nonsteroidal antiinflammatorydrug (NSAID) use relative to recent osteoarthritistreatment guidelines from the Second Canadian ConsensusConference. Study ...
Yahoo

What's the strongest OTC anti-inflammatory? Experts compare naproxen, ibuprofen

When it comes to managing mild pain at home, there’s a strong probability you’ve already got a few types of OTC anti-inflammatories stocked in your medicine cabinet. Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin), ...