Not exact matches
Risk factors include: 1) age (most people are diagnosed in their 20s - 30s), 2) race or ethnicity (Caucasians have the highest risk, but IBD can occur in any race; there's an even higher risk if you are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent), 3) family history (risk is higher if a close relative has the disease), 4) cigarette smoking (the most important controllable risk factor
for developing CD), 5) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (includes ibuprofen [Advil, Motrin IB, others], naproxen sodium [Aleve],
diclofenac sodium [Voltaren], and others), and 6) where you live (you are more likely to develop IBD if you live in an industrialized country).
«The data unequivocally show that
diclofenac is responsible
for the vulture population decline in Pakistan,» he says.
Because of this highly gregarious feeding behavior, less than one percent of cattle carcasses contaminated with
diclofenac could account
for the steep vulture decline.
People who suffer from inflammatory joint conditions or pain often take non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, like the well - known drug
diclofenac,
for example.
Another called
for eliminating the veterinary drug
diclofenac, which kills vultures and other birds, as well as rodenticides, insecticides, and poison bait.
After India imposed a ban on veterinary forms of
diclofenac,
for example, drug companies there started selling an extra-large dose, ostensibly
for human use, that was the same as the dose used on cattle.
In Spain, the authors of today's letter are urging the Spanish government to rescind
diclofenac's approval
for veterinary use under «the precautionary principle, which was recognized as a fundamental element of environmental policy at the Rio Conference of 1992.»
The maximum daily dose of
diclofenac — a prescription pain reliever — was the most effective treatment
for pain and disability, the new study showed.
«If you are thinking of using a painkiller
for osteoarthritis, you should consider
diclofenac,» Trelle said, but also keep in mind that like most NSAIDs the drug increases the risk
for heart disease and death.
The hazard ratio (95 % confidence interval)
for death was 1.70 (1.58 - 1.82), 1.75 (1.63 - 1.88), 1.31 (1.25 - 1.37), 2.08 (1.95 - 2.21), 1.22 (1.07 - 1.39), and 1.28 (1.21 - 1.35)
for rofecoxib, celecoxib, ibuprofen,
diclofenac, naproxen, and other NSAIDs, respectively.