(HealthDay News) -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with a reduced risk for breast cancer, a new review suggests.

But the findings aren't an invitation for all women to start popping the popular painkillers, the researchers added.

By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take an aspirin each day may reduce their risk of developing the most common type of breast cancer by 16 percent, according to the results of a large study.

By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Taking a small dose of aspirin every other day seems to reduce the risk of developing asthma among older women.

The study, appearing in the online issue of Thorax, essentially mirrors a similar study in which men taking aspirin saw the same reduced risk.

But the study authors warned that the research was still not enough to recommend taking aspirin regularly.

Doctor, What’s The Aspirin-Cardiovascular Disease Connection?

Are you wondering if you need to take aspirin?

Persistent AFib does not convert back to normal rhythm on its own. Medical treatment is needed to stop the AFib.

EmpowHer Asks: Who should take aspirin for heart health?

Dr. Paul Underwood: Well, certainly Aspirin is very useful in thinning the blood and if a person has a blockage in blood vessels, you want your blood to be thin so it doesn’t actually form a clot and stop the blood flow completely. And so one of the first things that we would do for anyone who is having a heart attack as we give them Aspirin and then we’ll give them other blood thinners as well, but typically the first one they receive is Aspirin.