Tag: NSAIDS

Are Pain Pills Making Your Arthritic Knees Worse?

Countless people pop over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications to help them cope with joint pain to make it through the day. But that short-term relief could come at a long-term cost, according to some new research. A new study led by Johanna Luitjens, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the…


Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Trigger Heart Damage

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Commonly prescribed to treat pain, NSAIDs are linked to an increased risk of heart failure in people with Type 2 diabetes. Data show that people with diabetes have twice the risk of heart failure without using NSAIDs, and have a higher risk of chronic low back pain and degenerative lumbar spine disorders, which…