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People who have had blood clots in their veins may be able to prevent recurrences with a simple aspirin a day, a new study has found.

(Queen's University Belfast) Scientists prove regular aspirin intake halves cancer risk.

Taking a daily dose of aspirin can reduce the incidence of bowel cancer in people at high risk of the disease, scientists say.

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The experimental anti-clotting drug apixaban beat aspirin at preventing dangerous clots or strokes in people with the abnormal heart rhythm atrial fibrillation, according to final results of the so-called AVERROES trial.

(MedPage Today) -- Patients with severe frostbite should undergo rapid rewarming and then treatment with a combination of aspirin and prostacyclin, a small prospective study suggested.

A study shows that women who took aspirin for three to five years were 30% less likely and those who took it for more than five years were 40% less likely to develop breast cancer than never-users.

People who took the over-the-counter drug for several years were 21% less likely to die certain cancers.

A small daily dose of aspirin substantially reduces death rates from a range of common cancers, a study suggests.

Commonly used painkillers like aspirin and paracetamol may pose a risk to unborn baby boys, experts say.