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Aspirin to be tested in UK as potential coronavirus treatment

Recovery trial researchers look at whether drug can reduce risk of dangerous blood clots

Published: 7 Nov 2020

Shortcuts Bitter pill: why aspirin is not such a wonder drug

New research analysis has found that for some patients the risk from the drug of increased bleeding events outweighs its benefits in preventing heart attacks and strokes

Published: 23 Jan 2019

Brief letters Will a lick of aspirin a day keep heart attacks at bay?

Published: 18 Sep 2018

Published: 18 Sep 2018
Daily aspirin unlikely to help healthy older people live longer, study finds

Published: 16 Sep 2018

Taking aspirin with acid reducers can slow advance of esophogeal cancer

New study looked at patients with Barrett’s esophagus, usually caused by stomach acid, which is considered a precancerous condition

Published: 4 Jun 2018

Daily aspirin dose could lower pre-eclampsia risk in pregnant women

Low dose taken by women at risk of pre-eclampsia throughout pregnancy more than halves chances of premature birth, finds study

Published: 28 Jun 2017
Risk of bleeds and death with daily aspirin use higher than thought

Research suggests 3,000 people die a year in UK from long-term use of aspirin or similar drugs, but also taking heartburn medication could help reduce risk

Published: 14 Jun 2017

The cancer drugs in your bathroom cabinet

Researchers have had promising results treating tumours with everyday medicines. So why aren’t the big pharma companies investing in trials?

Published: 12 Jun 2016

Taking aspirin quickly after minor stroke 'can cut risk of recurrence'

Urgent treatment with blood-thinning drug greatly reduces risk of subsequent fatal or disabling stroke, research finds

Published: 19 May 2016

Paracetamol, aspirin and other 'common medicines' will come off PBS

The health minister, Sussan Ley, says 17 over-the-counter medicines will be taken off Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 1 January

Published: 2 Nov 2015

Aspirin 'may double life expectancy of cancer patients'

Study of 14,000 people with cancer in gastrointestinal tract finds regular users of drug twice as likely to be alive after four years

Published: 27 Sep 2015

Plantwatch Plantwatch: The pharmacy flourishing in gardens and fields

Paul Simons on some household names with medicinal uses

Published: 22 Jul 2015

Painkillers and antacids may be removed from subsidised medicines list

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme review told stripping out paracetamol, aspirin and antacids would save budget millions

Published: 25 Apr 2015

Science Weekly Did Aristotle invent science? – podcast

Evolutionary biologist Armand Leroi argues that Aristotle laid the foundations of modern science. Plus, the Ebola outbreak; Rosetta's rendezvous with a comet; and taking aspirin to prevent cancer

Podcast

Published: 11 Aug 2014
Aspirin could cut cancer risk, but may have side effects - video

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Published: 7 Aug 2014
Aspirin a day could dramatically cut cancer risk, says biggest study yet

Published: 6 Aug 2014

Science Weekly A journey to the heart of the planet we made - podcast

The Earth is entering a new epoch shaped by human activity. Gaia Vince embarked on an epic journey to discover the fate of the planet, and what ordinary folk are doing to preserve it

Podcast

Published: 30 Jun 2014
Low-dose aspirin may halve the risk of pancreatic cancer

Published: 26 Jun 2014
Doctors advised against aspirin for patients with irregular heart rhythm

Published: 17 Jun 2014

Plantwatch Plantwatch: Pussy willow

Paul Simons on a small tree with many useful properties – including providing the world's oldest, and most widely used, pain killer

Published: 21 Mar 2014

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