From the ArcaMax Publishing, Health & Fitness Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/healthtips/s-343957-645639
BOSTON (UPI) -- Long-term use of ibuprofen and other drugs commonly
used for aches and pains is associated with a lower risk of
Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers say.
Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine identified
49,349 U.S. veterans age 55 and older who developed Alzheimer's
disease and 196,850 veterans without dementia.
Study author Dr. Steven Vlad and colleagues examined five years of
data and looked at the use of several non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs, or NSAIDs. The veterans received medical care and prescriptions
through the VA Health Care system.
The study, published in the journal Neurology, found people who
specifically used ibuprofen for more than five years were more than 40
percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Results also
showed that the longer ibuprofen was used, the lower the risk for
dementia. In addition, people who used certain types of NSAIDs for
more than five years were 25 percent less likely to develop
Alzheimer's disease than non-users.
NSAIDs such as indomethacin may also have been associated with lower
risks, but others such as celecoxib did not show any impact on
dementia risk, Vlad said.
"It doesn't appear that all NSAIDs decrease the risk at the same
rate," Vlad says in a statement.