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Health Tip: Should You Take NSAIDs?

By HealthCast on January 9, 2013

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are popular pain relievers, usually sold over the counter. But they may not be safe for everyone.

The American Academy of Family Physicians says you should speak with your doctor before you take an NSAID if you meet any of these criteria:

Having a known allergy to any pain relievers, such as aspirin.
Drinking at least three alcoholic beverages per day.
Having stomach ulcers or bleeding in the intestines or stomach.
Having heart, kidney or liver disease.
Having a condition that requires a blood-thinning medication.

Source: HealthDay

Are You Living with Psoriasis?

A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.

Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.

“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.

There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.

Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.

Health Tip: Should You Take NSAIDs?

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