People on high doses of some painkillers will have to pit the benefits against the risks as the drugs have been found to increase the chance of heart ...

Almost two in five painkiller users need medication just so they can go to work, a healthcare charity has said. Nuffield Health warned that long-te...

So you've got a headache and you want to be rid of it. It's simple, right? You take a tablet. Or is it? As the Global Year Against Headache draws...

Painkillers can't be considered as a cure for headaches. They block the pain receptors that are giving the brain the message that there is a problem. Painkillers are not addressing the problem of where the headache is really coming from.

Common painkillers could be causing people to have headaches, the health watchdog has warned. People who regularly take medicines such as aspirin, ...

Aspirin has a proven ability to prevent cancer which should be factored into new patient guidelines, according to the British lead author of a major n...

A common, over-the-counter painkiller could be the key to preventing certain cancers, a Swedish study has revealed. The anti-inflammatory ingredie...