NSAIDs as a Trigger of Clinical Heart Failure. NSAIDs double the risk of heart failure in patients with a history of heart problems. Considering their widespread use, the number of patients affected by this association is probably close to staggering. All by themselves, NSAIDs are believed to cause some 16-19,000 deaths per year via GI […]
H. pylori eradication and NSAIDs: effects on ulcers First, I think that there are too many questions about H. pylori’s effect on ulcers. Some researchers say it is supposed to be there, some say H. pylori is an infection and needs to be medicated, yet others suggests that H. pylori protects against reflux disease. Next, […]
Alendronate and NSAIDs Interaction Safety Is Not Established For those with poor bone health also taking anti-inflammatories, their are no studies backing up the safety of using these two in combination.
Osteopathic Manipulation vs. Standard Care for Subacute Pain Of course, this article mentions osteopathic manipulation, but since chiropractics deliver 90% of the manipulations in the US with only 10% of the adverse side effects, who would you rather go to?? The basis of this article is that manipulation is just as effective as medications. The […]
Acute GI permeability responses to different NSAIDs This is one of those topics regarding NSAIDs that has such a potentially harmful impact on our systemic health and yet is never address and few patients are aware of it. Note that the dosages used in this study were not large and changes were seen within two […]
