For decades, taking low-dose aspirin every day was widely recommended as an easy way to prevent heart attacks and strokes. But that advice has changed.

For minor aches and pains, taking painkillers is considered the easiest and most effective way to alleviate discomfort.

Vane's contributions include showing that one of the world's most widely used drugs — aspirin — acts to relieve pain, fever and inflammation by blocking the production of prostaglandins.

The recommended dose of aspirin for acute migraine pain is up to 1,000 mg. A 2013 review found that this dose of aspirin had a similar effectiveness to 50 or 100 mg of sumatriptan. A 2014 review ...

Over-the-counter painkillers provide quick relief for many common ailments, making them a staple in medicine cabinets ...

Aspirin works the same way in dogs by blocking pain-regulating cells. However, do not administer aspirin to your dog without ...

If you have an ulcer, you need to be very careful with over-the-counter pain medicines ... some antacids - such as Alka-Seltzer -- contain aspirin, which can be a special risk to people with ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(4):433-439. This article suggests the need to reconsider the benefits of using aspirin in stroke prevention, especially in low-risk patients or patients not ...

Safe aspirin elimination in patients with HeartMate 3 LVAD reduces bleeding risk, offering key clinical practice insights.

From bone to heart health, aspirin has been linked to all kinds of benefits through the years — though many of these benefits ...