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Thumbs up for topical NSAIDs

22 Jun 2010
A British trial comparing oral with topical NSAIDs has found that the creams and gels are relatively safe and effective compared to tablets.

Tags: arthritis, pain, pharmaceuticals

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White coat hypertension

08 Jun 2010
'White coat hypertension' is when a person's blood pressure goes up when they visit the doctor and down again when they leave. How harmful is it?

Tags: hypertension, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures

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Thumbs down for cough mixture

25 May 2010
Cough and cold medications are mostly useless, and in children, can be dangerous.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, pharmaceuticals

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Testosterone for older men

11 May 2010
The largest trial of its kind to date has found that testosterone supplements for older men had no real benefits.

Tags: mens-health, older-people

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Medication overuse headaches

20 Apr 2010
One in three people with daily headaches may have so-called medication overuse headaches - which are due to the very pain relievers they take to kill the pain.

Tags: pain, pharmaceuticals, brain-and-nervous-system

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An epidemic of heart failure?

13 Apr 2010
Some experts argue there is an epidemic of heart failure in Australia, but a new analysis of the figures shows that's not the case.

Tags: epidemiology, heart-disease

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Best medicines for fever in kids

30 Mar 2010
A study compared paracetamol with ibuprofen for fever in young children.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, infant-health, coughs-and-colds

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Diabetes and blood pressure drugs

16 Mar 2010
If you have diabetes, regardless of your blood pressure, there's a case for being on blood pressure lowering medications, according to a study.

Tags: diabetes, heart-disease, older-people, pharmaceuticals

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Asthma and breathing exercises

02 Mar 2010
Breathing exercises can help control asthma symptoms, say UK researchers.

Tags: asthma

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Treating allergic rhinitis

16 Feb 2010
An international review of the best evidence on allergic rhinitis shows that it's a bigger problem than many think and can affect people's lives significantly.

Tags: allergies, pharmaceuticals

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Can your friends make you fat?

02 Jan 2010
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have looked at how people's social network can influence them to put on or lose weight.

Tags: obesity

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Thumbs up for topical NSAIDs

Thumbs up for topical NSAIDs

A British trial comparing oral with topical NSAIDs has found that the creams and gels are relatively safe and effective compared to tablets.

Dr Norman Swan

Got a minute for your health? In 60 seconds of straight talk, Dr Norman Swan keeps you up to date with the latest medical research.