A low dose of aspirin may reduce colon cancer cases by a quarter and deaths by a third, a new study found. But experts say aspirin's side effects of bleeding and stomach problems are too worrying for ...

Women who take a regular dose of aspirin may get a side benefit – a reduction in their risk of melanoma, a new study suggests. And the more years women take the over-the-counter-medication, the lower ...

(Reuters Health) - Stopping low-dose aspirin therapy without good reason raises the likelihood of heart attack or stroke by nearly 40 percent, a large Swedish study suggests. Doctors commonly ...

Aspirin is one of the oldest drugs out there. And yet researchers are still learning what it can — and cannot — do. It’s clear that daily aspirin can be beneficial for people who have had a heart ...

For years, we have heard about the health benefits of taking low doses of aspirin – preventing everything from Alzheimer's disease to heart attacks and stroke. The news about aspirin just keeps ...

Each year, about 1 in 25 pregnancies in the United States is affected by preeclampsia, a dangerous condition marked by high ...

Healthy people taking aspirin regularly to prevent cardiovascular disease had a 29 percent lower likelihood of Covid-19 infection compared to aspirin non-users, according to an observational ...

Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released ...

For decades, Americans have been advised by doctors that taking a daily low-dose of aspirin can help prevent heart attacks and strokes--but a draft recommendation from an expert panel released Tuesday ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Question: I gave my 14-year-old granddaughter Pepto-Bismol for an upset stomach the other day. Her parents were very angry with me and warned me that I could have caused liver damage. Is this true?

Neither low-dose aspirin nor Vitamin E supplements prevent cancer in women, and Vitamin E also does little or nothing to prevent heart disease in them, according to results of a large and ...