NSAIDs prevent the creation of prostaglandins, the hormone-like chemicals that cause swelling and increase pain. But that's not all that prostaglandins do. There are actually many different types ...
One fundamental difference between these two types of studies is that NSAID prescription is probably triggered by an inflammatory disease in epidemiological settings, whereas the current ...
There are some 20 traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs, including aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin), naproxen (Aleve), indomethacin (Indocin), and piroxicam (Feldene).
Rofecoxib and lumiracoxib were associated with the highest risk of MI (rate ratio: 2.12 and 2.00; 95% CI: 1.26–3.56 and 0.71–6.21, respectively); Ibuprofen and diclofenac were associated with ...
Studies that compared a coxib with a nonselective NSAID and provided data concerning our outcomes of interest were included and categorized by the outcome variable, as well as by the specific ...