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Christine Kennard

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posted 05/07/2008, comment (1)

Long-term Use of Ibuprofen Cuts Alzheimer's Risk

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) was important in risk reduction. They found some NSAIDs... Read moreChevron
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