Doctors measure a man’s level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) to screen for prostate cancer.  The higher the concentration of PSA, the higher the possibility of prostate cancer.  The findings of a study, published today in the medical journal, Cancer, suggests…

The lowly aspirin is really quite a medicinal workhorse. It relieves head- and body aches, reduces fever, quells the pain of arthritis, helps to prevent recurrent heart attacks, and it may even offer some protection against colorectal cancer. Researchers have…

A study that will be published in the upcoming issue of Thorax suggests that a small dose of aspirin on alternate days may reduce the risk of developing asthma among women. The study included 40,000 female health care professionals. The…

Experts at London’s Guy’s Hospital reviewed 27 years worth of studies and concluded that anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin may reduce breast cancer by up to 20 percent.
The studies reviewed included 11 studies of women with breast cancer and ten studies…