Your everyday pain reliever might be doing more than just easing headaches. A major new study published in JAMA Oncology reveals that regular aspirin use could significantly lower the risk of ...

Taking a daily low-dose aspirin has long been recommended for heart health, but an influential organization changed its guidance on Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent ...

Most patients with coronary artery disease receive aspirin for primary or secondary prevention of myocardial infarction, stroke, and death. Aspirin poses a risk of bleeding in patients undergoing ...

Aspirin remains one of the most inexpensive drugs in the pharmacy. A familiar brand name tablet costs less than 6 cents a pill. A bottle containing 300 tablets will set you back under $17. Despite the ...

Some seniors across the United States continue to take a daily aspirin in the hopes of reducing their cardiovascular disease risk, even though the practice is only recommended for certain high-risk ...

Aspirin is best known as an over-the-counter painkiller. But acetylsalicylic acid, as it’s called chemically, has many other health benefits, as well as side effects, in the body that have only become ...

One of the side effects of aspirin is reduced platelet function. Aspirin can potentially make issues with blood clotting worse. Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for low platelet count. Platelets ...