Aspirin is the most widely used drug worldwide, yet the optimum dosage for cardiovascular disease prevention remains unknown. FDA-recommended doses range from 50 mg/day to 1,300 mg/day, with 81 mg ...

Aspirin is widely used in the secondary prevention of coronary events. A recent study by Ferrari and colleagues indicates that its withdrawal increases the risk of a new coronary event. This ...

Sandra Rose, a nurse in Raleigh, NC, started taking a daily aspirin because "it seemed like a wonder drug," preventing heart attacks and strokes. "All the patients seemed to be on a low-dose ...

Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system. In the study, published in Nature, the scientists say that ...

When someone clutches their chest and calls 911 with heart attack symptoms, emergency responders often reach for aspirin before anything else. This everyday pain reliever transforms into a life ...

Many people still believe that taking a daily aspirin helps prevent having a stroke or heart attack, despite updated medical advice suggesting otherwise. As Fortune reports, a recent survey by ...

Call 911 if you're experiencing heart attack symptoms and ask the technician about taking aspirin. Aspirin won't stop a heart attack but could keep it from worsening and save your life.

Aspirin offers double protection against heart disease - not only preventing blood clots but also stopping inflammation inside arteries, research has found. Until now, doctors assumed aspirin's ...

In the study, published in Nature ... aspirin works. TXA2 is produced by platelets - a cell in the blood stream that helps blood clot, preventing wounds from bleeding, but occasionally causing ...

In this trial, treatments with anticoagulants, aspirin alone and the combination of aspirin plus dipyridamole were ... professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association ...

In the study, published in Nature ... aspirin works. TXA2 is produced by platelets -- a cell in the blood stream that helps blood clot, preventing wounds from bleeding, but occasionally causing ...