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科学家称止头疼药能极大降低患帕金森病风险Headache Medicine Dramatically Reduces Risk of Parkinsons Disease(文本+MP3) 作者:唯途英语 来源: 更新日期:2011-3-7 10:32:04 点击:26 In a six-year study of just over 136,000 nurses and health professionals, researchers at Harvard University School of Public Health in Massachusetts found that people who take ibuprofen regularly for headache or other pain reduced their risk of developing Parkinsons disease by nearly 40 percent.Taking one or two pills of ibuprofen two or more times per week was considered regular use. Other non-prescription pain relievers, including aspirin and acetaminophen, did not show a similar protective benefit.Researcher Alberto Ascheiro says ibuprofen appears to affect a neural pathway that has been implicated in the development of Parkinsons. The disease causes difficulties in movement and uncontrollable muscle tremors.At this point, Ascheiro says, experts do NOT recommend that people start taking ibuprofen to prevent Parkinsons, which typically strikes people 65 years of age and older.Parkinsons is a relatively rare disease, so we are not expecting millions of people to take ibuprofen to prevent Parkinsons, said Ascheiro.On the downside, ibuprofen can cause stomach, kidney, liver and urological problems if not used carefully.Ascheiro says researchers will now be studying whether the medication benefits those who have been diagnosed with the disease, a population that numbers an estimated six million people worldwide.What we will really need to prove is that if they take ibuprofen they will do better in the long term, added Ascheiro. So what we need to do is a large trial, clinical trial, to test whether ibuprofen could be helpful in people with Parkinsons.A study describing a possible link between ibuprofen use and a reduced risk of Parkinsons is published in the journal Neurology. Obama to Deliver Second State of the Union Address(文本+MP3) 作者:唯途英语 来源: 更新日期:2011-1-24 9:06:03 点击:117 President Barack Obama delivers his secon