EP2 receptors are a druggable target; blocking them can relieve pain without affecting the healing inflammation, offering a ...

Low-dose aspirin significantly reduced colorectal cancer recurrence in genetically defined patients. A team of researchers led by Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has demonstra ...

Scientists at the NYU Pain Research Center have identified which receptor in prostaglandins-the hormone-like substance ...

Pregnancy can be an anxiety-inducing time for mums-to-be, who are understandably desperate to do everything ‘right’ to keep their baby as safe as possible. The last thing women need is a world leader ...

The NHS advises avoiding opiate painkillers during pregnancy. Pharmacist Deborah explained: ‘Opiate painkillers, when used ...

I am a soon-to-be 85-year-old healthy woman. I take a statin and baby aspirin (I assume because of my age) and have my ...

A new study has found paracetamol can increase blood pressure - but it's not just those with high blood pressure who are at ...

People who take paracetamol frequently could be at an increased risk of certain deadly diseases, warns a medical study. It ...

Blood Pressure UK reports approximately one in three UK adults suffers from hypertension. In England this is 31% of men and ...

Aspirin, long the go-to for heart protection, may be dethroned. New research reveals clopidogrel, a blood thinner, reduces major cardiovascular events by 14% more than aspirin, without increasing ...

Is it possible that the many ibuprofens I have taken over a year (maximum doses) led to me becoming quite deaf? Ann Burgess, East Sussex. Dr Martin Scurr replies: I'm afraid to say you may well be ...

ABSTRACT: Warfarin remains a widely prescribed oral anticoagulant despite its narrow therapeutic index and its association with life-threatening bleeding events. This systematic review examined the ...