The Cleveland Clinic will lead a huge international study to learn whether painkillers taken by millions of Americans for arthritis are safe for those at risk of heart problems.With an unusual mix of ...

Back in 2004, a popular arthritis drug called Vioxx was pulled off the market when studies showed daily long-term use could increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death. “This was one of the ...

A new NIH study has found an increased risk for cardiovascular problems in patients taking the painkiller naproxen, sold over-the-counter by Bayer under the Aleve brand name. The findings make Aleve ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators are bolstering warning labels for popular pain relievers, adding information about the risk of heart attack and stroke in the short term. The changes ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal health regulators are bolstering warning labels on popular pain relievers like Advil and Aleve, adding new information about their risks of heart attack and stroke. The ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A majority of federal health experts said Tuesday that new research is not strong enough to conclude that naproxen, the pain reliever in Aleve and many other medications, is ...

With Vioxx off the market and heart-risk questions being raised about Celebrex and Aleve, what is someone who needs pain relief to do? That’s a question vexing many Americans, and the answers aren’t ...

An Alzheimer’s disease prevention trial was suspended after researchers said there were more heart attacks and strokes among patients taking naproxen, an over-the-counter pain reliever in use for 28 ...

WASHINGTON - An Alzheimer's disease prevention trial was suspended after researchers said there were more heart attacks and strokes among patients taking naproxen, an over-the-counter pain reliever in ...

There hasn't been a material advance in the pharmacological treatment of pain since the 1890s, when heroin and aspirin were invented. That may change if an experimental drug being developed by a ...