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The Dry Garden: Holiday tidings, trimmed in recycled wood
L.A. at HomeMy hand aches. My back aches. There is no end of aching in sight. But as Thanksgiving approaches, gratitude runs deep. I am thankful for a remarkably generous rain year, for California poppies, for sunflowers, local horse-stable manure so good...... -
NSAIDs following a heart attack greatly increase risk of a repeat heart attack, and death
Heart patients who used common pain relievers called NSAIDs even briefly are at much higher risk of having a repeat heart attack or of dying than those who stay away from the drugs, which include such widely used over-the-counter medications as...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Stroke, Heart Attack, Naproxen (drug), Cardiologists
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Pain relievers: What are the differences?
Acetaminophen
Brand name: Tylenol
Best for: Excellent for pain relief and fever reduction. Commonly used long-term for osteoarthritis, chronic back pain and headaches.
Side effects: Very few if taken as directed, which makes it our experts' first...Tags: Naproxen (drug), Acetaminophen (drug), Heart Failure, Back Pain, Politics
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Iburprofen for Prostate Issues?
Special to Tribune NewspapersQ: Have you ever heard of ibuprofen helping men with prostate problems? I am a runner and frequently use ibuprofen after a long run. I discovered that on the days that I took ibuprofen, I didn't have to get up at night to go to the bathroom. When I have...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Lifestyle and Leisure, Celebrex (drug), Dining and Drinking, Drugs and Medicines
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Pain Relief Options for Kids
Courtesy of the Hartford CourantYour 5-year-old has a raging fever. Quick: Should you grab children's Tylenol, Bayer or Motrin? Most parents haven't the foggiest idea. And the recent news that high doses of acetaminophen can lead to liver damage is adding to the confusion over the...Tags: Illnesses, Acetaminophen (drug), Naproxen (drug), Diseases and Illnesses, Children
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Battery at school, an eBay scam and more: Gurnee blotter March 28
TribLocal - Gurnee » NewsBattery Two teenage girls allegedly battered a 38-year-old male security guard on March 24 at Warren Township High School on O’Plaine Road. They were released …... -
Headache Cures May Make the Pain Worse
McClatchy TribuneGot a headache? If so, Consumer Reports dares to ask whether you're accidentally causing yourself more pain by over-treating your symptoms with common pain relievers. It also recommends patients and their doctors consider the generic prescription-drug...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Migraine, Acetaminophen (drug), Naproxen (drug), Consumers
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Analgesics contribute to hearing loss, study finds
Booster ShotsPerhaps it wasn't those years of listening to rock 'n' roll that damaged my hearing after all. New research suggests that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and other analgesics can substantially increase the risk of hearing loss, especially in men....... -
'House M.D.': Don't forget to demonize two demon eyes
Show TrackerKnights! Witches! Swords! Kings! For a moment, I thought that "House" had been preempted in favor of a Heath Ledger movie. Monday's episode, "Knight Fall," started off looking like a period piece until the king whipped out his iPhone to...... -
Drug war madness
She was a 13-year-old honor student. She may or may not have given her friend prescription-strength ibuprofen, though the girl certainly didn't have any on her. An assistant principal, acting on the word of a scared fellow student, brought the eighth-...Tags: Breast, Juvenile Delinquency, Sexual Assault, Arizona, Health and Medical Professionals
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$894 million deal ends pain of Pfizer's lawsuits
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Drug giant Pfizer Inc. has reached an $894 million deal to end most of the lawsuits over its two prescription pain relievers, the popular Celebrex and a similar drug, Bextra, no longer on the market. The world's biggest...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Groton, Heart Attack, Fraud, Merck & Company Incorporated
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FDA Warns of Celebrex Heart Risk
Times Staff WritersWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned physicians to consider alternatives to the popular arthritis drug Celebrex because of new evidence that, like the similar drug Vioxx, removed from the market in September, it doubles the...Tags: Health Organizations, Pharmaceuticals, University of Washington, Heart Attack, Arthritis
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