non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs

(Lifespan) A new study from Rhode Island Hospital researchers suggests that controlling cholesterol may be important for heart health in patients who are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as naproxen.

The findings are based on a study on the safety of NSAID medications in clinically relevant animal models when high cholesterol is a factor.

The study is published in the current issue of the journal Surgery.

Gels, creams and sprays containing painkillers such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, and piroxicam are safe and effective treatments for local pain, according to Cochrane Researchers.

A new systematic review they have conducted shows that topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are more effective than placebos for treating short-term pain and have few side effects...

Correspondence to the Lancet two weeks ago revealed another instance in which clinical research studies that failed to provide results favorable to a sponsor's product were suppressed.

[Tfeft-Hansen  PC. Unpublished clinical trials of sumatriptan. Lancet 2009; 374: 1501-2.  Link here.]

A study just published on bmj.com reports that supervised exercises are more effective than shockwave treatment to relieve chronic shoulder pain.

Shoulder pain is the fourth most frequent type of musculoskeletal pain reported to general practitioners and physiotherapists.

Physiotherapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and steroid injections are often part of the treatment. Physiotherapy can consist of shockwave treatment, ultrasound, exercises and acupuncture.