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01 Aug
Daily Aspirin Cuts Odds for Colon Cancer: Who Benefits Most?

Daily Aspirin Cuts Odds for Colon Cancer: Who Benefits Most?

It's long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keep colon cancer at bay.

But new research suggests that those who benefit most are f...

25 Jun
Despite Falling Out of Favor With Doctors, Daily Aspirin Still Popular

Despite Falling Out of Favor With Doctors, Daily Aspirin Still Popular

For decades, millions of Americans popped a low-dose aspirin each day to lower their heart risks.

Then, accumulated data prompted the nation's two leading cardiolo...

24 Apr
Science Reveals How Aspirin Prevents Colon Cancer

Science Reveals How Aspirin Prevents Colon Cancer

Long-term daily use of aspirin has been known to prevent colon cancer, but up to now it's been unclear why that is.

Now, researchers think they understand how ...

09 Apr
Stopping Aspirin a Month After Stent Implant Helps Heart Patients

Stopping Aspirin a Month After Stent Implant Helps Heart Patients

People who've survived a heart attack and have been given a stent may be better off quitting low-dose aspirin a month after the procedure, a new study finds.

The strategy is "beneficial by reducing major and minor bleeding through one year by more than 50 percent," said ...

08 Mar
Many Older Americans Pop Daily Aspirin, Even Though It's No Longer Recommended: Poll

Many Older Americans Pop Daily Aspirin, Even Though It's No Longer Recommended: Poll

Lots of seniors are regularly taking low-dose aspirin in hopes of preventing heart attacks and strokes, even though updated guidelines often advise against it.

About one in four older adults take aspirin at least three times a week, according to results from the Universi...

22 Aug
Skipping Aspirin After Heart Attack Raises Odds for Recurrence

Skipping Aspirin After Heart Attack Raises Odds for Recurrence

If you've had a heart attack, your doctor likely told you to take a low-dose aspirin daily to stave off a second heart attack or stroke, but most people don't follow through with this advice over the long-term.

Those folks who don't take daily low-dose aspirin consistent...

27 Jul
Daily Baby Aspirin Raises Odds for Brain Bleeds, With No Lowering of Stroke Risk

Daily Baby Aspirin Raises Odds for Brain Bleeds, With No Lowering of Stroke Risk

For years, older adults took a baby aspirin a day to help ward off a first-time heart attack or stroke. Now yet another study is showing the risks are not worth it for most.

Specifically, researchers found the risk of brain bleeding while using low-dose aspirin outweighe...

20 Jun
Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults

Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults

Taking daily low-dose aspirin increases the risk of anemia in the elderly, a new clinical trial suggests.

Not only does it raise anemia risk by more than 20% in people 70 or older, it is also associated with a decline in blood iron levels, researchers report.

"This...

19 Jan
Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots

Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots

When people undergo surgery for broken arms or legs, they are often injected with prescription blood thinners to reduce their risk of developing potentially life-threatening blood clots in their lungs and legs.

But a large,

21 Sep
Already Taking a Blood Thinner? Adding Aspirin May Do Harm

Already Taking a Blood Thinner? Adding Aspirin May Do Harm

For many years, doctors have advised taking low-dose aspirin to help prevent first-time heart attacks and stroke. But increasingly, they're doing an about-face.

The latest warnings come from University of Michigan researchers who reported that patients simultaneously tak...

22 Jun
New Guidelines Have Some Stroke Patients Dropping Aspirin. That Could Be Dangerous

New Guidelines Have Some Stroke Patients Dropping Aspirin. That Could Be Dangerous

After decades where millions of Americans who were at risk for cardiovascular trouble were told a daily low-dose aspirin would guard against strokes and heart attacks, new guidelines issued this spring recommend that the strategy is not worth the bleeding risks in those over 6...

26 Apr
U.S. Task Force Rejects Daily Aspirin for Heart Health in People Over 60

U.S. Task Force Rejects Daily Aspirin for Heart Health in People Over 60

It seemed a simple prospect - take a low-dose baby aspirin tablet once a day and reduce your risk of ever suffering a heart attack or stroke.

But new science has shown it's not that simple.

Noting the drug's risk of dangerous bleeding, the nation's leading panel of...

24 Mar
Could Aspirin Cut Death Risk for Hospitalized COVID Patients?

Could Aspirin Cut Death Risk for Hospitalized COVID Patients?

Something as simple as aspirin may help lower the risk of death in hospital patients who are fighting a tough case of COVID-19, a new study found.

George Washington University researchers an...

30 Nov
Certain Blood Thinners Can Raise Risk of 'Delayed' Bleeding After Head Injury

Certain Blood Thinners Can Raise Risk of 'Delayed' Bleeding After Head Injury

Older blood thinners, especially when taken in combination with daily low-dose aspirin, are associated with a higher risk of brain bleeds and death after hospital discharge in patients treated for head injury, new research shows.

The risk fell when patients were taking o...

23 Nov
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary

Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary

Folks who've had a clogged artery reopened probably can stop taking blood thinners sooner than previously thought, a new study argues.

Patients are regularly prescribed blood thinners for a year or more after angioplasty. This is to make sure that blood doesn't clot insi...

19 Nov
Low-Dose Aspirin Won't Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes

Low-Dose Aspirin Won't Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes

Low-dose aspirin neither reduces nor increases the risk of dementia in adults with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.

"This is reassuring that an increase in the risk of dementia is unlikely for the millions of people worldwide who regularly take aspirin to protect agai...

12 Oct
Expert Panel Backs Off Recommendation for Aspirin to Prevent Heart Trouble

Expert Panel Backs Off Recommendation for Aspirin to Prevent Heart Trouble

Most people shouldn't bother taking daily low-dose aspirin to reduce their risk of a first heart attack or stroke, the nation's leading panel of preventive medicine experts announced Tuesday.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a draft recommendation ...

28 Sep
Low-Dose Aspirin Guards Against Preeclampsia: Task Force

Low-Dose Aspirin Guards Against Preeclampsia: Task Force

Pregnant women at risk for a serious high blood pressure disorder called preeclampsia should take low-dose aspirin after their first trimester, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

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