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<img src="https://clf1.medpagetoday.com/media/images/114xxx/114555.jpg"/> (MedPage Today) -- Long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was tied to a decreased risk of dementia, data from the prospective Rotterdam Study showed.
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