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 ...

Aspirin, one of the world's oldest and cheapest drugs, has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with mutations in a gene that's thought to play a role in the disease. Among ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke, or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don’t outweigh the ...

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 ...

Plavix® Plus Aspirin More Effective Than Aspirin Alone in Preventing Major Vascular Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Who Cannot Take Oral Anticoagulants Greatest Benefit Seen in Reducing ...