Study Says Ibuprofen Is Best Painkiller for Children
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The first head-to-head study of three common painkillers has found that ibuprofen works best, at least for children with broken bones, bruises and sprains.
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The two popular painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex, heavily marketed as "super-aspirin," were prescribed for millions of patients who did not need them or should not have taken them, researchers said on Friday.
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Children as young as 2 who suffer from arthritis can be treated with Celebrex , but to ensure the painkiller doesn't put them at later risk for heart attacks, their health should be tracked for decades, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said yesterday.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Both ibuprofen and acetaminophen are safe and effective for treating migraine headaches in children and adolescents, according to the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology
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Weeks before pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp; Co. sent seismic waves through the medical community, pulling its painkiller Vioxx off the market, it announced the drug had been approved for children.
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BOSTON  - There is a drug-drug interaction   between ibuprofen and aspirin, with ibuprofen affecting   aspirin's ability to inhibit platelet clumping or aggregation   that can lead to fatal blood clots, investigators at the   University of Buffalo, New York and Dent Neurologic Institute   in Amherst, New York, have found.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Manufacturers should conduct clinical studies to show that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines are effective in children less than 12 years old, a U.S. advisory panel said on Friday.
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Pfizer Inc. won U.S. approval on Friday to promote its Celebrex pain reliever for treating children age two and older who have rheumatoid arthritis, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
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Giving children antibiotics or paracetamol early in life may increase their risk of asthma, Massey health researchers say. They carried out a study involving more than 4000 children and found
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Scientists have discovered a poppy that does not produce addictive drugs - and are using it to make safer painkillers. Poppies are used to make the pharmaceuticals morphine and codeine, which act as painkillers
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Pfizer Inc.'s pain  reliever Celebrex should be approved for treating rheumatoid  arthritis in children despite uncertainty about the risks of  long-term use, U.S. advisers said on Wednesday.
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MONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- In an indication that the power of mind over body isn't limited to grownups, researchers report that advanced relaxation techniques help kids endure a grueling medical procedure.
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LONDON: Anti-inflammatory drugs that have been used for 30 years to treat serious head injuries are harming rather than helping patients, researchers said.
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Children throughout the world are increasingly prescribed antidepressants and other drugs designed to calm or stimulate their brains, according to a new study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 15  (HealthDay News) -- The  U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday gave the green light to Celebrex for use in kids older than two as a treatment for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
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NEW YORK  - Most children and adolescents  commonly experience pain, such as headache or gastric  discomfort, which often restricts activities of daily living,  according to a study conducted in Germany.
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Compared with ibuprofen, the use of the lumiracoxib by patients with osteoarthritis is associated with a lower risk of gastric ulcers. The risk is similar to that seen with celecoxib (Celebrex), another COX-2 inhibitor.