Another ibuprofen study

[Alan Meyer]

A study of almost 250,000 men served by the Veterans
Administration found a protective effect for ibuprofen against
Alzeheimer's.

This has been reported before by other studies, but this
particular study is interesting because of the huge number of
medical records that were surveyed to establish the results.

As I understand it, the study says nothing about whether
ibuprofen can help patients who already have the disease, but it
does appear to show that people who have used ibuprofen for more
then 5 years "had a 40% reduced risk for Alzheimer's Disease".

I don't know how much ibuprofen people had to use and the study
doesn't appear to be able to say how much. It's based on records
that show prescriptions for ibuprofen at least once per year -
which is very imprecise information. However I should think that
the huge sample size for the study mitigates that imprecision
quite a bit and indicates that the perceived difference is real
and not some random association.

I'm taking a single 200 mg ibuprofen tablet each day (along with
EGCG and fish oil) in hopes that it's improving my odds of
staying free of the disease. However, some people can develop
stomach problems from ibuprofen, so it may not be right for
everyone.

The report came out in early May but I didn't see it until today.
Here's the URL to the Medscape article where I saw it.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574190?sssdmh=dm1.350323&src=nldne

You might need a Medscape userid to view it. Registration is
free and I think it's worthwhile. Medscape seems to me to be one
of the more reliable sources for medical information on the web.

Alan

[Evelyn]

Alan, Thanks for that article. Not only that, but ibuprofen is so
good at relieving pain! Unfortunately I can't take it as it has a
side effect of raising the blood pressure. I am back to using old
fashioned plain Bufferin. I hope I don't develop any other health
problems that would preclude taking that.

Evelyn

[sweetp...@spamknology.net]

The only OTC medicine I can take for pain is Tylenol because of ulcers and
chronic gastritis. Wish I could take some of the others.
Gwen

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