Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications ...

8 Center for Clinical Technology and Research of Joint Surgery, Hunan, China Correspondence to Dr Guanghua Lei, Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ...

Researchers and clinicians know that people with type 2 diabetes face an elevated risk of heart failure. Even without a heart disease diagnosis, they have more than double the risk of developing heart ...

Common OTC painkillers like ibuprofen may increase heart attack and stroke risk. Learn which medications pose the greatest ...

Ibuprofen and other common painkillers are linked to an increased risk of cardiac arrest, according to a new Danish study published in the European Heart Journal—Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. The ...

Concomitant use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and oral anticoagulants by patients with A-fib can lead to serious bleeding problems, thromboembolism, and stroke, according to a new ...

The use of NSAIDs after 20 weeks of pregnancy may lead to low levels of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby resulting in kidney complications. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that ...