Doctors issued a stark warning that routine over-the-counter painkillers could be driving a hidden crisis of hypertension and ...

Common OTC painkillers like ibuprofen may increase heart attack and stroke risk. Learn which medications pose the greatest ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MONTREAL — Taking even over-the-counter ...

High doses of some commonly used pain drugs like ibuprofen can increase heart attacks, strokes and related deaths by about a third, a study warned on Thursday. The drugs, known as non-steroidal ...

Prescribing common painkillers like ibuprofen and naproxen to people at risk of serious side-effects is making them more ill and costing the NHS £31 million over a decade, a new study suggests.

Taking common painkillers while on the pill may lead to a small increased risk of blood clots, research suggests. Experts said that while the risk is low, women should be informed of the link between ...

Potentially huge news is simmering in the world of infectious disease treatment. Researchers publishing in the journal Chemistry and Biology have found that common anti-inflammatory pain relievers ...

July 20, 2009 — Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are recommended for relieving discomfort or pain caused by the common cold, according to the results of a review reported online in the ...

Using NSAIDs and hormonal birth control together increased the overall risk of blood clots in women in the study, but the researchers stressed that the overall risk is still low. When you purchase ...

One of the most vexed illnesses for which there continue to be no treatment guidelines is the common cold. For years, people have turned to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, to relieve ...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may protect against skin cancer, according to a study published online December 18 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. NSAID use has been ...