Painkillers like ibuprofen can increase the risk of heart disease and should be restricted
Anti-inflammatory pain killers such as ibuprofen should no longer be available for sale in grocery stores, but instead restricted to pharmacies.
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Weekly Dose: ibuprofen – just because it’s freely available, doesn’t make it safe
Ibuprofen can be obtained easily from supermarkets without consulting a health care professional. While this may make it seem it's benign, it can have ill effects if used inappropriately.
The fight against TB shifts to fixing the immune system, not only bacteria
There is an increasing focus on alternative treatment strategies, developed to treat other diseases and conditions but re-purposed to tackle TB.
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