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...

‘Stop smoking’ drug: It makes you feel suicidal - A new ‘stop smoking’ drug is making users feel suicidal. So far the UK’s drug monitoring body, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Autho...

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...

Oral Cancer: Black raspberry gel offers hope to victims - The humble black raspberry may be a powerful cancer fighter, researchers believe. A gel that was made from the fruit completely cleared up lesions in...

Painkillers: - Who needs drugs when acupuncture works? - If the NSAID painkillers cause gastric bleeding and the COX-2 variety can lead to heart problems, where can you turn? Step forward acupuncture, the p...

Drugs that relieve pain: The NSAIDs - Medical studies have demonstrated that a pain-relieving drug – such as an NSAID (non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drug) or a COX-2 – can help enormous...

Painkillers - Is it more in the mind than we realize? - We all know that painkillers such as paracetamol and NSAIDs can provide quick relief from osteoarthritis - or do we? This most basic level of medical...

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....