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Older brains don't benefit from painkillers

ap.google.com — Results from a large government experiment are dimming hopes that two common painkillers can prevent Alzheimer's disease or slow mental decline in older people. The arthritis drug Celebrex and the over-the-counter painkiller Aleve showed no benefit on thinking skills, new findings show.

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  • hydroplane, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4Thats why I replace grandmas pills with tic tacs.
  • jggube, on 05/12/2008, -0/+2I've used Celebrex as anti-inflammatory medication for a back injury, even though it's typically used for arthritis. The injury caused me severe pain in the lower back and the leg. It not only reduced/completely eliminated the pain in under an hour, but allowed me to move around, which eventually led to my full recovery. It's quite sad that the benefit is reduced at older age because at least for me (mid-20's), it was very effective.
  • bamafun, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2lol - thats funny - well as long as it doesn't hurt grandma =)

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