However, aspirin takers were 17 percent less likely to have a stroke. Since a man with atherosclerosis is more likely to have a heart attack, while a woman with the same condition is more likely to ...

Aspirin is best known as an over-the-counter painkiller. But acetylsalicylic acid, as it’s called chemically, has many other health benefits, as well as side effects, in the body that have only become ...

One of the side effects of aspirin is reduced platelet function. Aspirin can potentially make issues with blood clotting worse. Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for low platelet count. Platelets ...

There is substantial variability in the perioperative administration of aspirin in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, both among patients who are already on an aspirin regimen and among those who ...

Preeclampsia is a serious condition that can affect pregnant people and can lead to dangerous outcomes without treatment. Doctors commonly prescribe low dose aspirin as a preventive treatment.

Professor Tonkin is a Chief Investigator on the ASPREE trial. Aspirin is, like ibuprofen and Voltaren (diclofenac), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and reduce fever.

Aspirin is a pain reducer available in both prescription and non-prescription forms. It works by stopping the production of natural substances that cause pain, swelling, fever or blood clots. Aspirin ...

We evaluated whether rivaroxaban alone or in combination with aspirin would be more effective than aspirin alone for secondary cardiovascular prevention. In this double-blind trial, we randomly ...

This 100-plus-year-old remedy still has a variety of uses, starting with migraine and headache relief. But be careful not to overdo it. It’s never a great start to the day when you wake up with a ...

Recent research from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School has uncovered aspirin‘s surprising protective effect against colorectal cancer, particularly among individuals with less ...