Baby aspirin just flunked the test of preventing cardiovascular problems, in a big way. The results of ARRIVE, or "Aspirin to Reduce Risk of Initial Vascular Events," were just announced at the ...

Aspirin shortages in the UK have left some patients wondering what to do if they can’t find it at the pharmacy. If someone turns to an old bottle in the medicine cabinet and notices a faint vinegar ...

When researchers ask an important question, randomize people into a placebo-controlled trial, and collect and report results, society wins—regardless of the findings. One of the core problems with ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Aspirin has a long and storied history, used in the naturally derived form of willow bark extracts for at least the last 2,000 years to treat fevers and pain. Artificially ...

Mar. 23 -- SATURDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose aspirin therapy may be as effective as high-dose therapy in preventing blood clots, while reducing the risk of bleeding in heart patients who ...

Does 2020 make you want to take an aspirin? Well, a study just published the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia is suggesting that taking low-dose aspirin could potentially, possibly, maybe have a ...

An ASA a day may lower the risk of eventually developing colon cancer, by reducing the risk of colon polyps. That is the conclusion of two studies appearing this week in the New England Journal of ...