NSAIDs and Alzheimer’s
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs "offer some protection against the development of Alzheimer's disease," according to a study in the July 19 British Medical Journal conducted by Mahyar Etminan, MD, et al., Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. However, "the appropriate dosage and duration of drug use and the ratios of risk to benefit are still unclear," researchers note. Etminan et al. conducted a systematic review, meta-analysis of observational studies published between 1966 and October 2002 examining the role of NSAID use in preventing Alzheimer's disease...