News articles tagged with 'aspirin'
Aspirin's ability to protect against colorectal cancer may depend on inflammatory pathways
— 9 Mar 2011 19:50 | HealthThe reduced risk of colorectal cancer associated with taking aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be confined to individuals already at risk because of…
Study shows ibuprofen may reduce risk of developing Parkinson's disease
— 3 Mar 2011 14:44 | HealthA new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers shows that adults who regularly take ibuprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), have about one-third…
More advantages found for new drug: McMaster study
— 10 Feb 2011 19:58 | HealthNew findings from a McMaster University-led study of a drug recently identified to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation have been published in the high-impact New England…
Final data show experimental agent better than aspirin at preventing stroke
— 10 Feb 2011 18:16 | HealthA new anti-clotting agent is vastly superior to aspirin at reducing stroke risk (1.6 percent per year versus 3.6 percent per year) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients unable to take…
Why folic acid may prevent a first heart attack, but not a second
— 3 Feb 2011 18:15 | HealthA perplexing medical paradox now has an explanation according to research undertaken at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and published in the current issue of the…
High red blood cell folate levels linked to silenced tumour-suppressors
— 3 Jan 2011 15:56 | HealthPeople with higher levels of folate in their red blood cells were more likely to have two tumour-suppressing genes shut down by methylation, a chemical off switch for genes, researchers…
Use of low-dose aspirin associated with improved performance of test for detecting colorectal cancer
— 8 Dec 2010 17:53 | HealthUse of low-dose aspirin prior to a newer type of faecal occult blood test is associated with a higher sensitivity for detecting advanced colorectal tumours, compared to no aspirin use,…
Low-dose aspirin reduces death rates from range of cancers by between 20 and 30 percent
— 7 Dec 2010 17:04 | HealthThe London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has contributed to a study showing that a low dose of aspirin reduces the occurrence of several common cancers. The study…
Study examines risk of bleeding among patients taking 2 anti-platelet drugs
— 23 Nov 2010 18:11 | HealthDual antiplatelet therapy - treatment with the medications clopidogrel and aspirin together to prevent blood clots - poses a clinically significant risk of haemorrhage that should be…
High-dose aspirin reduces pain for severe headache and migraine
— 22 Sep 2010 10:16 | HealthAn inexpensive, hundred-year-old therapy for pain - aspirin - is effective in high doses for the treatment of severe headache and migraine caused by drug withdrawal, according to a…