A pandora’s box of adverse effects - For years, non-specific anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and paracetamol (acetaminophen) were the medications of choice for joint pain. But NSA...

Blood tests - What is a 'normal' blood test, asked a reader last week. Several readers point out that there are so many different types of test, and the laboratory...

Nsaids: - The risks outweigh the benefits for osteoarthritis sufferers - Most osteoarthritis sufferers are still on long-term therapy either with one of the painkilling NSAIDs (non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs) or a...

Nsaids: - How about giving them to cancer patients? - It's truly wonderful the way that drugs companies can reinvent their products, even those that are discredited. The most creative example of this rei...

Nsaid cream: kidney damage - Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) applied to the skin as a cream to reduce pain and swelling may cause potentially lethal kidney damage....

Nsaids increase hypertension risk - The range of anti arthritis drugs known as NSAIDs (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) can increase the risks of high blood pressure, especially if...

Nsaids: fatal ulcer risk - Long term users of NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs) have an increased risk of developing ulcers of the small intestine, which can be life...

Arthritis: nsaid overkill - Paracetamol and simple analgesics are probably just as effective as non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for relieving pain in osteoarthriti...