Painkillers

Aspirin: It kills 20,000 Americans every year

Common over-the-counter painkillers such as aspirin kill around 20,000 Americans every year, and another 100,000 end up in hospital as a result of taking the drug, new research reveals. more>

Vioxx: More evidence of heart damage

Yet more evidence has just come to light about the dangers of the painkiller Vioxx (rofecoxib), which was withdrawn from the market in 2004 after it was found to cause heart failure. more>

Aspirin: It doesn’t stop cognitive decline after all

Aspirin has become the great just-in-case treatment for the West. A little a day is supposed to ward off heart disease, high cholesterol, and mental decline. Actually, strike off that last one. more>

'Safe' Painkillers: Restricted ingredients are making addicts of thousands

Many thousands of people are addicted to the ‘safe’ over-the-counter drugs, such as simple painkillers. more>

Paracetamol: It’s far more dangerous than you think (just ask the Irish)

Paracetamol is one of the world’s most popular painkillers – and it is also far more dangerous than the millions who take it realize. more>

Natural pain relief

A reader is eager for advice on how he can replace prescription pain medication with a natural alternative. more>

Paracetamol: A deadly painkiller, even at the recommended dose

Paracetamol – or acetaminophen as it’s known in the States – is the most widely used painkiller in the world. There’s a pack in most homes, and you can always nip out to the local newsagents or gener... more>

Painkillers: Merck is back with another ‘safe’ drug

How to succeed in business, lesson 439: Tenacity and persistence. This lesson’s case study is drug company Merck. The company is currently fighting the world’s largest civil action suit over its CO... more>

COX-2 Drugs: And then there was one

How much longer can the COX-2 painkillers survive? There’s just one version left on the market – Pfizer’s Celebrex (celecoxib) – and that has been found to dramatically increase the risk of heart att... more>

Aspirin: no cure for pre-eclampsia

Daily doses of aspirin do not help prevent pre-eclampsia, concludes a major study. ... more>

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