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8 medicines should not be used for children
Medicine - Health

8 medicines should not be used for children

Do not give your child an anti-emetic medication when not prescribed by a doctor, do not worry too much about this condition because the child usually only vomits a few…

December 14, 2018
Be careful when taking aspirin
Medicine - Health

Be careful when taking aspirin

Aspirin has many therapeutic effects such as prevention of platelet aggregation, prevention and treatment of thrombosis in blood vessels (such as thrombophlebitis) and p…

December 14, 2018
Aspirin helps reduce the risk of ovarian cancer
Cancer

Aspirin helps reduce the risk of ovarian cancer

New Danish research shows that women who used aspirin regularly (twice a week, for at least a month) reduced their risk of ovarian cancer by 40% compared with women who…

December 14, 2018
Aspirin prevents skin cancer
Cancer

Aspirin prevents skin cancer

Aspirin and some similar painkillers like ibuprofen and naproxen may reduce the risk of developing three main forms of skin cancer, a new study suggests.

December 14, 2018