Should I stop using Aspirin after the new advisory for heart patients? Here are answersThe panel did not issue advice for people who are already taking an aspirin every day, and the news does not necessarily mean you should st...
25 Oct, 2021, 10.35 AM IST
Taking Asprin to prevent heart attack or stroke? Here's why you should notA study says the risk of serious side effects far outweighs the benefit of what was once considered a remarkably cheap weapon in the fight ...
14 Oct, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
Aspirin use to prevent 1st heart attack or stroke should be curtailed, US panel saysThe U.S. panel also plans to retreat from its 2016 recommendation to take baby aspirin for the prevention of colorectal cancer, guidance th...
12 Oct, 2021, 09.55 PM IST
In 1918, people dropped whisky into their noses to treat Spanish flu. What else we know about eyebrow- raising 'cures'Between 1918 and 1920, newspapers were flooded with Spanish flu cures of all kinds.
20 Sep, 2021, 07.07 PM IST
PNB Vesper gets nod to begin phase-2 clinical trials for COVID-19 drugThe molecule was initially developed for lung cancer, the company's promoter and chief executive P N Balaram told . The firm's labs are loc...
11 Sep, 2020, 06.13 PM IST
Breathe easy: Aspirin may reduce adverse effects of air pollution on lungsAccording to a study, aspirin mitigates the inflammation caused by air pollution.
11 Oct, 2019, 06.46 PM IST
Using aspirin regularly? It may cut liver cancer riskRegular use of aspirin is defined as taking two or more standard-dose tablets a week for five years.
08 Oct, 2018, 09.06 AM IST
Men, listen up! If you take asprin daily, you may double the risk of melanomaMelanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer.
04 May, 2018, 06.36 PM IST
This is how a clutch of scientists around the country are working to decode cancerThe experimental canvas is vast — from fleshing out new therapeutic targets to identifying potential candidates for cancer drugs to improve...
14 May, 2017, 06.40 AM IST
India to join UK for Add-Aspirin global drug trialsAspirin is widely-used as an analgesic to relieve pain, as well as to manage heart disease and stroke in certain patients.
09 Jan, 2016, 11.25 AM IST
Aspirin's disease-fighting abilities uncoveredResearchers have found how aspirin works in the body to target an inflammatory protein linked to a variety of diseases, such as rheumatoid ...
12 Oct, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
Aspirin can boost immunotherapy in cancer patientsGiving cancer patients aspirin at the same time as immunotherapy could dramatically boost the effectiveness of the treatment, according to ...
04 Sep, 2015, 02.06 PM IST
Aspirin lowers risk of cancer in overweight people: studyThe study found that being overweight more than doubled the risk of bowel cancer in people with Lynch Syndrome, an inherited genetic disord...
18 Aug, 2015, 02.16 PM IST
Daily aspirin can block growth of breast cancer: StudySushanta Banerjee and his team found that aspirin may ensure conditions around cancer stem cells are not conducive for reproduction.
12 Jun, 2015, 01.37 PM IST
Painkillers may lower skin cancer riskAnti-inflammatory painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen may help protect against the most common form of skin cancer, a new research ha...
27 Dec, 2014, 01.29 PM IST
Aspirin to fuel $100 bln pension costsIf daily dose of aspirin can reduce cancer risk and increase lifespan, it could create huge pension liabilities.
04 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Pharma companies recyling old drugs for newer treatments
Viagra used to treat heart condition or asprin used for blood-thinning are not examples in isolation where a drug is made to perform multi-...
06 Aug, 2008, 01.24 AM IST