Q: My doctor has encouraged me to take baby aspirin daily to reduce my risk of heart problems and colon cancer. Both run in my family. I prefer natural remedies. It is my understanding that aspirin ...

A new study has found that an extract made from willow bark, the precursor to aspirin, possesses effective broad-spectrum antiviral properties. The discovery may mean we will soon have a new way of ...

Q. Instead of taking an aspirin a day for the heart, does it make sense to take ground willow bark from the health food store? I worry about the side effects of aspirin. A. Although willow bark ...

There are not many medications that are 125 years old while retaining their position as one of the world’s most used and affordable drugs. This one is highly effective and has only a small risk for ...

From a seasonal cold to a stomach bug, nobody likes catching a virus — and epidemics can be devastating. We need safe, sustainable antiviral options to treat the outbreaks of the future. Scientists in ...

Good old aspirin, therapeutic compound derived from willow bark, take a well-deserved bow. Well-publicized cases of aspirin induced bleeding are not the topic du jour. We already knew that low- dose ...

The extract from willow bark, which has been used to make several drugs, such as aspirin, has demonstrated broad-spectrum antiviral action. In studies using cell samples, willow bark extract, which ...

Willow bark, the forerunner of aspirin, may work better than modern-day remedies for long- term relief of lower-back pain. When 191 people with lower-back pain took a sugar pill or one of two doses of ...

Mention willow, and most people say "weeping." But the graceful tree should actually be seen as a source of joy. White willow is nature's aspirin. In fact, pharmaceutical aspirin was originally ...