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Most of us regularly take over-the-counter painkillers - but which one is best? Dr Chris van Tulleken explains that which pill you choose should depend on the type of pain you’re experiencing.

Painkillers are convenient, but should be taken responsibly, warns an expert. Painkillers can harm your kidneys over time if you use them regularly or in excess, and ccan ause serious health issues.

Two leading over-the-counter painkillers, ibuprofen and paracetemol, may increase the risk of high blood pressure, a study suggests. The Harvard research involved more than 80,000 American women ...

Over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen speed up the recovery from concussion, according to a new study. Concussion injury patients who take the pills recover faster than those who do not ...