Oncology & Cancer
An aspirin a day keeps the bowel doctor away
A regular dose of aspirin to reduce the risk of inherited bowel cancer lasts at least 10 years after stopping treatment, research has revealed.
Jun 12, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain bleed risk puts safety of low-dose aspirin in doubt
(HealthDay)—Let's say you're one of the millions of older adults who takes a low-dose aspirin religiously, in the belief that it will guard against heart disease and heart attacks.
May 14, 2019
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Medications
Aspirin use reduces risk of death in hospitalized patients, new study says
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were taking a daily low-dose aspirin to protect against cardiovascular disease had a significantly lower risk of complications and death compared to those who were not taking aspirin, according ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Health
The new truth about aspirin, and your doctor's slow uptake of medical evidence
For decades, millions of patients have been taking a daily aspirin in an attempt to prevent hearts attacks and strokes. But in March 2019, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released guidelines ...
Apr 8, 2019
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Cardiology
Aspirin should not be recommended for healthy people over 70
Low-dose aspirin does not prolong disability-free survival of healthy people over 70, even in those at the highest risk of cardiovascular disease. The late breaking results of the ASPREE trial are presented today at ESC Congress ...
Aug 31, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Daily aspirin might ease COPD flare-ups
(HealthDay)—Many Americans take a daily low-dose aspirin to protect their hearts. Now it appears aspirin may also reduce flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Mar 4, 2019
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Medications
Should you take aspirin to prevent heart attacks?
If you take a daily aspirin to help decrease your chance of a heart attack or stroke, you should check in with your health care provider. A new report indicates the over-the-counter drug may do more harm than good for some ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Medications
Does aspirin lower colorectal cancer risk in older adults? It depends on when they start.
Regular aspirin use has clear benefits in reducing colorectal cancer incidence among middle-aged adults, but also comes with some risk, such as gastrointestinal bleeding. And when should adults start taking regular aspirin ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Cardiology
Daily low-dose aspirin doesn't reduce heart-attack risk in healthy people
Taking low-dose aspirin daily doesn't preserve good health or delay the onset of disability or dementia in healthy older people. This was one finding from our seven-year study that included more than 19,000 older people from ...
Sep 17, 2018
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Medications
Two blood thinners at once: More risk with the same reward
More blood thinners aren't automatically better, another study confirms.
Apr 19, 2021
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