Oncology & Cancer
Daily aspirin could block growth of breast, other cancers
"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" has been the punchline for countless jokes. Could it also be good advice for cancer patients?
Jun 11, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Commonly used painkillers may protect against skin cancer
A new study suggests that aspirin and other similar painkillers may help protect against skin cancer. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that skin ...
May 29, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
TB could be conquered by common painkillers, research reveals
Aspirin could be used to treat the world's deadliest infectious disease, according to new research conducted by Dr. Elinor Hortle at the Centenary Institute in Sydney.
Nov 29, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Aspirin intake may stop growth of vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas)
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated, for the first time, that aspirin intake correlates with halted ...
Jan 24, 2014
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Neuroscience
Can aspirin decrease the rate of intracranial aneurysm growth?
Researchers conducted a database search to investigate whether aspirin can aid in the prevention of intracranial aneurysm rupture by hindering aneurysm growth. The researchers identified 146 patients harboring multiple intracranial ...
Oct 29, 2019
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Diabetes
Aspirin enhances platelet isoprostanes in type 2 diabetes
(HealthDay) -- For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who are treated with aspirin, isoprostanes are overproduced, which is linked with enhanced platelet recruitment, according to a study published online March ...
Mar 23, 2012
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Cardiology
Research reveals aspirin is safe for heart surgery patients
A worldwide study led by Monash University clinician-researchers shows that patients who take aspirin before heart surgery are at no greater risk of bleeding or complications.
Feb 25, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Aspirin reverses obesity cancer risk
Research has shown that a regular dose of aspirin reduces the long-term risk of cancer in those who are overweight in an international study of people with a family history of the disease.
Aug 17, 2015
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Cardiology
Too many older Americans are taking daily aspirin
(HealthDay)—Many older adults are still taking a daily baby aspirin to ward off first-time heart problems—despite guidelines that now discourage it, a new study finds.
Jun 22, 2021
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Cardiology
Heart drugs ineffective in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension
Despite their beneficial effects in treating heart disease, neither aspirin nor simvastatin appear to offer benefit to patients suffering from pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH), according to a National Institutes of Health ...
May 18, 2011
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