DEAR DR. ROACH: I have severe pain in my right shoulder. I have seen two orthopedists and received X-rays, MRI scans, and a cortisone injection, which didn’t work. Both surgeons recommended a shoulder ...

The world’s most useful drug is aspirin, and it is remarkably safe for most adults. But each year, almost 150 U.S. children die of aspirin poisoning, and more have to be rushed to a hospital to have ...

A medical examiner blamed a 17-year-old track star's death on the use of too much anti-inflammatory muscle cream, the kind used to soothe aching legs after exercise. Arielle Newman, a cross-country ...

Until now, sensors for salicylates—the active pain-killing ingredient in aspirin—and sulfites, which are commonly found in preserved foods, certain beverages, and even acid rain, have not been ...

Welcome to the 15th Dreaded Chemistry Lesson From Hell. This time you will be (mis)treated to a plethora of knowledge about bismuth - information so critical that it would be hard to imagine surviving ...