IT turns out many ordinary medications don’t just affect our bodies – they also affect our brains. Some have been linked to road rage, compulsive gambling and even unusual sexual impulses. And ...

Misusing any pain medication can increase your risk of kidney damage. This includes aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, and of course, prescription opioid medications. The most common risks ...

Aspirin is another kind of NSAID, but a 2015 Cochrane Review of evidence found that it's less effective than ibuprofen and paracetamol, and more likely to cause adverse side effects. It’s best to take ...

Aspirin is another kind of NSAID, but a 2015 Cochrane Review of evidence found that it's less effective than ibuprofen and paracetamol, and more likely to cause adverse side effects. It’s best to take ...

Sarah Sheley is a pharmacist with OSF HealthCare. She says it’s important to know that ibuprofen helps with inflammation and acetaminophen can’t do that. “The difference between the two is ...

It’s estimated that Americans toss back more than 30 billion doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like ibuprofen and aspirin, annually. Long before society began popping pain ...

Paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen are among the most widely used. While they are all effective for pain relief, they each work in a slightly different way and ideally, tackling different symptoms.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin, Advil or Motrin (ibuprofen), and Aleve (naproxen), are a common alternative to acetaminophen for everyday pain relief from muscle aches, ...

Aspirin, one of the world’s most common over-the-counter painkillers, could help fight cancer, a new study, published in Nature, a scientific journal, has discovered. Calling it a ‘Eureka moment’, ...

Most practitioners have established patterns in their recommendation of either acetaminophen or ibuprofen for relief of fever and pain. Treatment decisions are often based on concerns about side ...

For decades, aspirin has been known as a go-to painkiller. New research reveals how it may also help fight cancer. While previous research hinted at a link between aspirin use and improved cancer ...