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Long-term Use of Ibuprofen Cuts Alzheimer's Risk

by  Christine Kennard
Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Long term use of the painkiller ibuprofen when taken for more than five years has been found to decrease the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 40 percent. Published in the

Journal of Neurology, this large scale study demonstrated that the type of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)...

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    Sue
    Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 02:31 PM

    Thanks so much Christine for this important information. 

     

    For more information on ways you can help to prevent Alzheimer's, please see our prevetion material.

     

    All the best, sue


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