Migraine affects 6 p.c. of men and almost one in five women. Characterised by intense, localised pain, usually on one side of the head, migraine attacks can last from anywhere between two hours and several days. Some attacks may lead to severe symptoms such as intense, throbbing pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. About 75 p.c. [...]

This month, the British Medical Journal published research which calls into question the widely held belief that taking an aspirin each day is good for us. While aspirin may reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, it also increases the risk of bleeding in the gut, and this may have serious and even fatal [...]