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Ibuprofen may protect against Parkinson's disease--study

As per a latest study published online in the journal 'Neurology,' regular use of over-the-counter pain reliever ibuprofen can cut the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by more than a third and even slow down progression of the disease.

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Researchers at the Harvard University claim that taking ibuprofen just two or three times a week can reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by 38 percent.

Xiang Gao, MD, PhD, with Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, said in a press release: "Our results show that ibuprofen may protect the brain in ways that other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and analgesics, such as aspirin or acetaminophen, cannot.”

Medical schools ignoring patient safety education--experts

Researchers have established, on the basis of a report, that U.S. medical schools have been deterring instruction norms for students regarding safe patient care.

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Researchers at the Lucian Leape Institute, National Patient Safety Foundation established that medical institutes concentrate on basic science and clinical knowledge, which are no longer required.

Lucian L. Leape, Chairperson of the Institute said, “Despite concerted efforts by many conscientious health care organizations and health professionals to improve and implement safer practices, health care remains fundamentally unsafe.”

“The result is that patient safety still remains one of the nation’s most solvable public health challenges,” added Leape.

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