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Common painkillers raise mens' blood pressure - what are alternatives?

Posted on Feb 27th 2007 4:30PM by Brian White
As Rigel posted on earlier, this week some rather shocking news was released regarding very common painkillers and the possibility of raising blood pressure -- to dangerous levels.

If you're like almost every other person alive these days, you've probably taken a painkiller like aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen for everything from the common headache to the leg cramp. U.S. researchers point out that all of these common painkillers can raise blood pressure. With that comes the risk of heart disease among men. But, can all men stop taking these very common (and very helpful) pain relievers? Very doubtful. What solutions are there, then?

The research stated that men who took such drugs for most days in a week were about one-third more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure than men not taking them. This is a little disconcerting; which men have not taken these common painkillers? Probably next to none. And, most likely, most men would like to continue taking these rather inexpensive and workable pain relief solutions. If you're a guy, do you?

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