March 18th, 20200GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The World Health Organization has announced that people suffering from COVID-19 symptoms should avoid taking ibuprofen, as French officials warned that anti-inflammatory drugs could worsen effects of the virus.
The warning came after a recent study in The Lancet medical journal hypothesizing that an enzyme...
February 9th, 20180Many adults who use ibuprofen and other so-called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs take too much, increasing their risk of serious side effects like internal bleeding and heart attacks, a U.S. study suggests.
About 15 percent of adults taking ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) or other NSAIDs like aspirin, naproxen (Aleve),...
