A new study from Johns Hopkins University has revealed that many older Americans are still taking a daily low-dose aspirin to ...

Data from the Physicians' Health Study now suggest that regular use of low-dose aspirin might help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus by around 14% in otherwise healthy men.

Research discoveries leading to the development of new pharmaceutical compounds are notoriously difficult to translate into clinical practice.1 Drug repurposing provides a strategy to identify ...

Until you know how the drug will affect you, it’s better to take less and build up to a higher dose. High doses can be fatal. This goes for everyone, from first-time users all the way up to ...

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation accounts for 13–26% of acute ischaemic strokes.1 Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are highly effective in reducing the risk of ischaemic stroke with significantly ...

Objectives The use of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease in vasospastic angina (VSA) patients without significant stenosis has yet to be investigated. This study aimed to investigate the ...

Aminoglycoside antibiotics are a central component of the treatment of pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis (CF) and slow the decline in lung function which ultimately causes the death of most ...