Medications
Is it safe to take aspirin during pregnancy?
Generally, aspirin isn't recommended during pregnancy unless you have certain medical conditions.
Mar 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can aspirin stop liver cancer in hepatitis B patients?
(HealthDay)—Daily aspirin may reduce the risk of liver cancer for people with hepatitis B infection, a new study suggests.
Oct 20, 2017
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Health
Bananas, pain killers do trick for world's oldest man
A US drug company said Friday it was considering a banana-flavored version of its pain reliever after the world's oldest man attributed his longevity to the fruit and the drug.
Jul 27, 2013
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Cardiology
Jury still out on aspirin a day to prevent heart attack and stroke
The jury is still out on whether people at moderate risk of a first heart attack or stroke should take daily aspirin to lower their risk, according to late breaking results from the ARRIVE study presented today in a Hot Line ...
Aug 26, 2018
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Medications
Major review of studies: Aspirin could cut risk of death in cancer patients by 20%
Patients with a wide range of cancers who take aspirin as part of their treatment could help to reduce their risk of death by 20%, a major review of existing research has suggested.
Jul 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aspirin use for cardiovascular disease may reduce likelihood of COVID-19 infection
Aspirin is an established, safe, and low-cost medication in long-standing common use in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and in the past a pain relief and fever reducing medication. The use of aspirin ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Cardiology
Aspirin use common among Americans with heart trouble
(HealthDay)—About seven in 10 Americans who've had heart disease or a stroke regularly take aspirin, U.S. health officials report.
Jul 16, 2015
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Cardiology
Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people
In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without previous cardiovascular events, aspirin did not prolong healthy, independent living (life free of dementia ...
Sep 16, 2018
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Medications
Enteric-coated aspirin found as effective, but not safer, than regular aspirin
Research led by the Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, has found no significant differences in effectiveness or safety outcomes between enteric-coated and uncoated aspirin in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Cardiology
Does an aspirin a day keep heart disease away? It depends
Each year, more than 805,000 Americans experience a heart attack according to the American Heart Association, and another 795,000 suffer a stroke based on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These ...
Feb 16, 2022
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