Chewable, flavored aspirin typically contains 81 mg (low-dose aspirin). Each pill or capsule of regular-strength aspirin typically contains 325 mg of the drug, while the extra-strength version is ...

Aspirin is a type of medication that helps bring down fever, pain, and swelling, and prevent blood clots. In its regular-strength form — i.e., a 325-milligram dose — it’s given to ease ...

89% reported taking a low-dose aspirin, according to the survey, while 11% indicated they take regular strength aspirin, which makes their risk of excessive bleeding even higher. About half of ...

Some people might reach for a bottle of aspirin to ease pain. But the over-the-counter medication offers more than simply inflammation relief. It may provide heart benefits, too. Indeed ...

The use of two or more regular-strength aspirin or six or more low-dose aspirin per week was considered regular aspirin use for the purpose of this research. Those regular users were found to have ...

A new survey found that 1 in 5 adults “who say they have no personal or family history of heart attack or stroke,” reported “routinely” taking a low-dose aspirin Kimberlee Speakman is a ...

The debate over whether people ages 60 and up should take aspirin continues as medical experts learn more about the potential pros and cons of long-term use. Aspirin is an over-the-counter ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(4):433-439. This article suggests the need to reconsider the benefits of using aspirin in stroke prevention, especially in low-risk patients or patients not ...

Aspirin can help prevent a second heart attack or stroke, but fewer than half of those who could benefit use the over-the-counter medication, a new study shows. Researchers analyzed health surveys ...

New research links daily aspirin use with a decreased risk of developing colorectal cancer. Aspirin is well known for its ability to ease pain from muscle aches and headaches; it reduces fevers ...