Articles Tagged With: NSAIDs
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Do NSAIDs Cause More Chronic Pain?
Acute inflammation may protect against the development of chronic pain through neutrophil activation. Using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may blunt that response and contribute to chronic pain.
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Do Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Cause More Chronic Pain?
Acute inflammation may protect against the development of chronic pain through neutrophil activation. Using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may blunt that response and contribute to chronic pain.
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Are Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Useful in Malignant Pericardial Effusion?
Researchers studied patients with malignant pericardial effusion treated with pericardiocentesis and then anti-inflammatory agents if signs of adhesions or constriction were observed in post-drainage echocardiograms. Compared to NSAIDs and steroids, the authors found colchicine administration for 60 days reduced the rate of subsequent all-cause mortality and recurrent pericardial effusion.
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Guideline: Clinicians Should Use NSAIDs for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain
Orgs call for topical treatment as first-line agent for acute pain from non-low back-related injuries that lasts no more than four weeks.
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Help Teens and Young Women Manage Dysmenorrhea Symptoms Effectively
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued a new committee opinion designed to help clinicians aid patients in managing symptoms of dysmenorrhea effectively so that women may continue everyday activities with minimal disruption.
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Clinical Briefs: Diabetes; H. pylori; stroke
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NSAIDs Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
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Esomeprazole in Patients with Upper GI Symptoms Taking NSAIDs, Including COX-2 Inhibitors
Esomeprazole 20 mg and 40 mg daily improve upper GI symptoms occurring during NSAID therapy including selective COX-2 inhibitors.