For adults who have survived a heart attack or stroke, taking aspirin regularly may reduce the risk of another cardiovascular event. But a new study suggests that less than half of these ...

Aspirin has the potential to prevent certain forms of cancer from spreading, scientists have found, and could even be used as a cancer treatment in the future. New research from a University of ...

The debate over whether people ages 60 and up should take aspirin continues as medical experts learn more about the potential pros and cons of long-term use. Aspirin is an over-the-counter ...

Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60 — roughly 19 million people — take aspirin daily, according to a 2021 study in Annals of Internal Medicine. Should you be among that group?

For decades, aspirin has been known as a go-to painkiller. New research reveals how it may also help fight cancer. While previous research hinted at a link between aspirin use and improved cancer ...

For some high-risk cardiovascular patients with stents, the often-recommended practice of prolonged taking of aspirin might be ineffective, and in some cases, even harmful, a new study found.

Aspirin has been used as a pain reliever for more than 100 years. Since the 1970s, it’s also been used to prevent and manage heart disease and stroke. Now, a top U.S. panel of health ...

Aspirin might unleash the immune system's ability to recognize and destroy cancers at risk of spreading elsewhere in the body. © RVillalon via Shutterstock One of ...

Regular aspirin use may keep the oncologist away, at least when it comes to colorectal cancer, according to a new study, and people with unhealthy lifestyles seemed to see the greatest benefit.

New research links daily aspirin use with a decreased risk of developing colorectal cancer. Aspirin is well known for its ability to ease pain from muscle aches and headaches; it reduces fevers ...