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For healthy older people, aspirin could cause more bleeding.
A new analysis of older people who have never had a heart attack or stroke suggests limited protective power of daily low-dose aspirin, and worrisome side effects.
Source: NYT Health - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Tags: your-feed-science Heart Aspirin Elderly Research Falls Clinical Trials Stroke Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Preventive Medicine Brain Age, Chronological JAMA (Journal of American Medical Assn) United States Preventive Services Task For Source Type: news
Anticoagulated Patients With AF After Falls or Head Injury Anticoagulated Patients With AF After Falls or Head Injury
This study aimed to estimate the frequency of falls or head injuries among patients treated with oral anticoagulation. How do falls impact the risk of intracranial hemorrhage and major bleeding?Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Using Aspirin Every Day May Cause Anemia in Seniors
A new study suggests regular aspirin use in older adults may pose a serious risk of anemia, adding to existing research that challenges the long-established recommendation to use aspirin as a preventative therapy for dangerous cardiac events. The results come just a year after a national independent task force updated formal recommendations in April 2022 cautioning those over the age of 60 against beginning a daily aspirin regimen.
For decades, aspirin has been used like a vitamin by a sizable portion of America’s aging population. Research as far back as the 1950s showed a daily low dose of the anti-inflammatory me...
Source: TIME: Health - June 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized Aging healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Inflammation May Be the Culprit Behind Our Deadliest Diseases
In the early days of my medical residency, I met a man whom we’ll call Jason. He arrived to our emergency room on a holiday, nonchalant yet amiable, and complained of mild chest pain. Jason was tall and trim, with a strong South Boston accent and fingertips still faintly stained from his last home-improvement project. He was only 45 years old, but he looked much younger. He didn’t smoke, barely drank alcohol, and his cholesterol levels had always been normal. No one in his family had a history of heart disease. He asked us if we could work quickly—he wanted to be home for dinner with his daughters.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shilpa Ravella Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
FDA Approves Lecanemab, a New Alzheimer ’s Drug
On Jan. 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages.
Lecanemab, which will be available under the name Leqembi, can slow the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease by 27%, according to data submitted to the FDA by the drug’s developers, Eisai and Biogen. It’s only the second medication to show any improvement in neurodegeneration, a key criterion in the FDA’s consideration for approval.
“For a long time, this is what we have been looking for,” says Dr. Sam Gandy, professor of neurology and psychi...
Source: TIME: Health - January 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Statins lower risk of deadliest bleeding stroke, study says
A new study finds statins not only lower a person's risk of stroke due to a blood clot, but can also lower the risk of the deadliest kind of stroke, an intracerebral hemorrhage or bleeding stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antibiotics may prevent stomach bleeding from long-term aspirin use
The risk of stomach bleeding from long-term aspirin use can be reduced by taking a short course of antibiotics, which could potentially improve the safety of aspirin taken to prevent heart attacks or stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Severely injured patients waited hours in HSC emergency entrance hallway due to absence of beds inside
Twelve people on stretchers, including a stroke patient with a bleeding brain and a trauma patient transported by helicopter, were lined up in the entrance hallway at Manitoba's largest emergency department on Sunday evening because no beds were available inside, a physician at the hospital said.
Source: CBC | Health - September 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
Daily Aspirin Regimen May Cause Bleeding
Millions of Americans take aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. Now, doctors are advising against it — especially for people over 70.
Source: NYT Health - May 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paula Span Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-health Preventive Medicine Aspirin Heart Stroke Blood Pressure Elderly American College of Cardiology Journal of the American Medical Assn Source Type: news
Aspirin No Longer Recommended To Prevent First Heart Attack Or Stroke For Adults Over 60
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local aspirin Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Promise vs Reality Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Promise vs Reality
The selling point of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion is to prevent stroke while avoiding the bleeding risk of antithrombotics. The data paint a different picture, writes John Mandrola, MD.theheart.org on Medscape
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Taking high doses of fish oil supplements may 'increase the risk of stroke'
MANY people may take fish supplements as they are lauded for their health benefits, Indeed, many researchers suggest that people eat oily fish or take supplements for arthritis. Nonetheless, the Mayo Clinic warns taking high doses of fish oil supplements might increase the risk of bleeding and possibly increase the risk of stroke.
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statins: The mistake to avoid making or risk internal bleeding - ‘unpredictable reaction'
STATINS have become a key player in the battle against cardiovascular disease, slashing the risk of heart attack and stroke for thousands each year. But the drug is often shunned for its side effects. According to one health expert, making one mistake could exacerbate these side effects.
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Time to rethink daily doses of aspirin if you don’t have heart disease, experts say
The pain reliever can be a lifesaver, helping to reduce the likelihood of heart attack or stroke for some. But regular use may cause serious side effects, notably internal bleeding.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsey Konkel Source Type: news
