New recommendations about aspirin, heart health and colon cancer have left many people confused. Here’s what you need to know. By Tara Parker-Pope For years, many doctors have recommended that people ...

Aspirin and ibuprofen both relieve pain and swelling, but aspirin can also treat fever and help prevent blood clots. Due to potential complications, aspirin is not safe for young children. Read on to ...

Replacing aspirin with a P2Y12 inhibitor soon after coronary stenting is tied to a higher ischemic risk than dual antiplatelet therapy in the first 30 days, but not later, in acute coronary syndrome.

Aspirin may help fight aggressive breast cancer by making hard-to-treat tumours more responsive to anti-cancer drugs, doctors say. A team at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, in Manchester, are ...

The NHS has warned against the combination of naproxen and aspirin with a commonly used medication, as this mix could result in some nasty side effects. Over-the-counter painkillers are a godsend for ...

Aspirin has been used as a pain reliever for more than 100 years. Since the 1970s, it’s also been used to prevent and manage heart disease and stroke. Now, a top U.S. panel of health experts has ...

Share on Pinterest Aspirin can help prevent blood clots, something that can affect people hospitalized with COVID-19. Grace Cary/Getty Images Researchers say aspirin may help people hospitalized with ...

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Chewable aspirin is absorbed faster and is more effective than regular aspirin that is either swallowed whole or chewed and then swallowed, a new study shows. This "seemingly quite simple finding" ...

Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday. A daily low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have ...

Studies have linked the regular use of aspirin, an over-the-counter painkiller, to lower risks of heart attack and stroke. The risk-reducing benefits may also extend to death from certain types of ...