Why ibuprofen is better than paracetamol for period pain
For something that affects millions every month, period pain remains surprisingly poorly treated.
Jun 25, 2026
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Aspirin may unmask silent bladder cancer by triggering bleeding
The presence of blood cells in urine is a sign of bladder cancer. Because aspirin blocks platelets from forming harmful blood clots, the medication can cause mild bleeding or worsen existing bleeding in the urinary tract. ...
Jun 3, 2026
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Can exercise reduce period pain? And what kind is best?
Having your period can be a painful experience. Period pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a very common condition with around nine in ten young women aged 13 to 25 in Australia having regular period pain. For many women, ...
Mar 15, 2026
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Be careful trusting TikTok for gout advice, warn health professionals
A new paper in Rheumatology Advances in Practice indicates that TikTok videos about gout are commonly misleading, inconsistent, or inaccurate. The paper is titled "Gout, TikTok and misleading information: A content analysis."
Dec 10, 2025
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Innovative drug delivery mechanism triggered by cooling could provide targeted pain relief
Leon Bellan, associate professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt, and his team have developed a novel cooling-triggered device that could allow patients to safely and conveniently receive drugs for ...
Dec 5, 2025
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Pill-induced esophagitis: Why your medication could be damaging your throat and what to do about it
Every year, people around the world take an astonishing 3.8 trillion doses of medicine. Most of these medicines are swallowed rather than injected or inhaled, because the oral route is the easiest, safest and most familiar ...
Nov 13, 2025
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Ibuprofen: How an everyday drug might offer protection against cancer
Ibuprofen is a household name—the go-to remedy for everything from headaches to period pain. But recent research suggests this everyday drug might be doing more than easing discomfort. It could also have anti-cancer properties.
Oct 19, 2025
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In quest for better NSAIDs, researchers decouple inflammation from pain
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, published in the journal ...
Sep 25, 2025
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Why your doctor may not have given you the best advice for your lower back pain
Treating lower back pain is enormously expensive. In the UK it's estimated to cost the NHS around £3.2 billion a year. So, ensuring patients get the right treatment is critical.
Jun 19, 2025
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hMPV is likely one of the viruses making us sick this season. Here's what to know about human metapneumovirus
As winter settles over Australia, it's not just the drop in temperature we notice—there's also a sharp rise in respiratory illnesses. Most of us are familiar with the usual winter players such as COVID, influenza and RSV ...
Jun 10, 2025
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