Aleve (naproxen sodium) and Advil (ibuprofen) are two of the most widely used over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain relief and inflammation. While both medications ...

When cramping and abdominal pain from Crohns disease feels unmanageable, you may want to take pain medicine for relief. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen (Advil) and ...

It seems contradictory: the pills you're taking for headaches might actually be perpetuating them. Medication-overuse ...

Objective: To systematically review studies qualitatively to compare the risks (gastrointestinal [GI] and cardiovascular) and benefits (pain control) of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors (coxibs) relative ...

Despite previous concerns, a single infusion of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ketorolac alongside standard ...

Scientists at the NYU Pain Research Center have identified which receptor in prostaglandins—the hormone-like substance targeted by common painkillers—causes pain but not inflammation. The findings, ...

Nearly impossible to measure, quantify, convey, pain is a truly mysterious human sensation. For the last 25 years in my life as a neurosurgeon, I have seen a lot of pain and suffering firsthand, so ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for the treatment of moderate-to-severe pain that is a non-opioid and carries less risks of addiction than opioids. Journavx works ...

For athletes and sportspersons in the UK, waking up with the feeling of back pain and lethargy is not new. Inflammation, sometimes after a muscle damage or ligament injury, is something they can ...

As I was reviewing postoperative instructions with my patient after her extraction, she casually mentioned that she'd been taking "water pills" along with her blood pressure medication. My pen stopped ...