We’re all used to prescriptions, right? Headache? Take a single 500 mg tablet of Paracetamol. Traveller’s diarrhoea? Knock it out with 400 mg capsules of Norfloxacin twice a day for three days.

Talk to your doctor first. The standard dose is one baby aspirin (81 milligrams) a day. Higher doses are no more effective, and can cause more stomach upset. When it comes to heart attacks and ...

ACC/AHA/ESC recommends aspirin 81-325 mg daily for patients less than 65 years of age with no other risk factors. However, these guidelines set stricter criteria for high-risk patients with AF and ...

Aspirin also lowers the risk of heart attacks and strokes, particularly in people at high risk of these problems. Usually, only very low daily doses -- 81 milligrams or one baby aspirin -- are ...

Applied mathematicians have to find a balance between models that are realistic enough to be useful and simple enough to be ...

The resulting model of Sudoku will be a set of equations with 81 variables, one for each box in the puzzle. Another situation we might model is the concentration of a drug, say aspirin ...

Willow bark has similar properties to aspirin and has been used historically for pain relief. It’s available as a supplement in various forms, but it isn’t regulated. The research on its ...

However, this is only when the aspirin is taken at a much lower dose of 81 milligrams. This is commonly referred to as baby aspirin. Your doctor may recommend that you take daily baby aspirin if ...

Taking aspirin regularly cuts the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by a fifth, according to research. The Planets cancer charity, which funded the study, said it represents a significant ...

French drugmaker Sanofi's Monday confirmation that it plans to sell a controlling stake in its over-the-counter unit to a US ...

(THE CONVERSATION) You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what ...