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Interesting News Item On Radio 4 Today Programme.
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It appears that there is a health risk to older folk who take Ibuprofen :-
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ news/he alth-37 504354
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.News for a change made it clear that this effect did not affect under 65s. a sort of first for the tree-huggers at the Beeb - to give a reasoned opinion in medicine
Ibuprofen and earlier versions ( butazolidin will chime with sqad ) have been associated with sodium retention and lots of that means heart failure.
I dont remember being told ibuprofen didnt cause sodium retention
I recollect being told it caused less - so less side affects
wasnt their sample ten million ? if you need ten million to find something then the effect ( difference ) is gonna be pretty small ( the least difference it will detect is .002% )
I turned down chemotherapy because difference was between 2-5% survival in five years - having been given 50% chance of surviving 5 years and said the difference is piffle
There was a time before my hip replacement when I couldnt get out of bed in the morning without 2g paracetamol and 200 ibuprofen .....
Ibuprofen and earlier versions ( butazolidin will chime with sqad ) have been associated with sodium retention and lots of that means heart failure.
I dont remember being told ibuprofen didnt cause sodium retention
I recollect being told it caused less - so less side affects
wasnt their sample ten million ? if you need ten million to find something then the effect ( difference ) is gonna be pretty small ( the least difference it will detect is .002% )
I turned down chemotherapy because difference was between 2-5% survival in five years - having been given 50% chance of surviving 5 years and said the difference is piffle
There was a time before my hip replacement when I couldnt get out of bed in the morning without 2g paracetamol and 200 ibuprofen .....
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