A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized ...

The painkilling, antipyretic, and antiinflammatory properties of aspirin have been known for centuries. The understanding that aspirin targets cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) (also known as ...

Emerging evidence suggests a better option already exists. A recent meta-analysis by an international team of cardiologists finds that clopidogrel – which stops blood platelets from clumping – is a ...

Early P2Y12 monotherapy after PCI for acute coronary syndrome was not noninferior compared with dual antiplatelet therapy ...

Among adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, asthma and NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease, aspirin after desensitization does not benefit most patients vs. placebo, according to ...

A major trial reveals that a daily aspirin dose can significantly reduce the risk of certain colorectal cancers returning post-surgery.

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 ...

It's not the first study that finds the lowly aspirin may protect against the deadliest kind of skin cancer, but it is one of the largest. And it adds to a mounting pile of studies suggesting that ...

New study suggests differences between coated versus non-coated aspirin. Dec. 5, 2012— -- Coated aspirin may lose some of its cardiovascular benefits because it takes longer for the drug to ...

Nature has long been the source of lifesaving medicines, from willow bark’s natural aspirin to new discoveries in tropical ...