News tagged with non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs

Wastewater's Tasmanian Devil

In the months leading up to the summer, a question that I frequently heard was "Tasmania? You're going to spend your summer in Africa?" Another popular comment was "You realize it's winter down there, right?" ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common anti-inflammatory drug could help prevent skin cancers, researcher says

A widely-available anti-inflammatory prescription drug can reduce the risk of a common skin cancer in humans, according to a researcher at Stanford's School of Medicine. Although oral administration of the drug, celecoxib, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which many athletes gobble down before and during events, they ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research to reduce drug side-effects

They are a group of drugs which millions of people rely on to keep pain at bay but they can have unwanted side-effects which are sometimes more serious than the original health problem. Now scientists at The University of ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0