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Daily low-dose aspirin can prevent heart attack and stroke but is often misused
Aspirin is often hailed as a wonder drug, thanks to its ability to help stave off heart attacks and clot-caused strokes. But fewer than half of people who could benefit from a daily low-dose aspirin take it, while many others take it when they shouldn't, reports the January 2014 Harvard Heart Letter. If you don't have heart disease, but do have high blood pressure, diabetes, or other risk factors for heart disease, don't automatically assume that taking aspirin every day is a good idea. "A lot of people take aspirin who really shouldn't," says Dr. Christopher Cannon, a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and profe...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - December 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High salt levels in soluble drugs may raise heart risk
Conclusion This large case control study suggested that people who had experienced disease of the heart and blood vessels were more likely to have taken sodium-containing medicines than people without cardiovascular disease. Put in other words this can be interpreted that people who took sodium-containing medicines were at a higher risk of experiencing cardiovascular disease than people who took the same medications in formulations free of sodium. The increased risk appeared to be driven mostly by an increased risk of hypertension and to a lesser extent, non-fatal stroke. The study has some strengths including its large s...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medication Medical practice Source Type: news

Nut eaters may have a longer life expectancy
Conclusion This study found that eating nuts is associated with a reduced risk of death from any cause, and that the more frequently nuts were eaten, the lower the risk of death. Eating 28g of nuts seven or more times per week was associated with a 20% reduced risk of death. The researchers say that previous studies found that increased nut intake was associated with a reduced risk of several diseases (including type 2 diabetes mellitus, colon cancer, high blood pressure and diverticulitis), and that nut consumption has been linked to reductions in various risk factors for chronic diseases. Seeing whether nut consumption w...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Food/diet Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news

Aspirin at bedtime 'cuts' morning heart attack risk
Conclusion So far this study has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal. Therefore it is not possible to fully assess the quality and methods of this study. Despite the media headlines, and the conclusions of the abstract, the researchers did not measure directly whether aspirin taken at bedtime reduced heart attacks. They measured whether it reduced two risk factors for heart attacks – blood pressure and platelet activity. Taking aspirin at bedtime had no effect on a person’s blood pressure compared with taking it in the morning. They did find that it reduced platelet reactivity, though, by 22 aspirin rea...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medical practice Source Type: news

Clopidogrel Plus Aspirin Promising in Stroke PreventionClopidogrel Plus Aspirin Promising in Stroke Prevention
For preventing stroke after TIA, are 2 drugs better than 1? Medscape Neurology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news

Minor Stroke: Combo Therapy vs Aspirin AloneMinor Stroke: Combo Therapy vs Aspirin Alone
Dr. Mark Alberts comments on the results of the CHANCE trial, which compared combination therapy with aspirin alone for TIA or minor stroke. Medscape Neurology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news

A new form of aspirin to overcome 'aspirin resistance'
Scientists are reporting development of a new form of aspirin - taken daily by about 60 million people in the United States alone to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke - that could extend aspirin's benefits to people who may not respond to the drug. Their advance toward coping with "aspirin resistance" appears in the journal ACS Nano. Shiqi Peng, Ming Zhao and colleagues note that aspirin lowers cardiovascular disease risk by keeping blood cells called platelets from clumping and forming clots...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Vascular Source Type: news

Taking over the counter pain relievers safely
For aching joints or a throbbing head, millions of Americans turn to aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) every day. They are generally safe, but if not used carefully NSAIDs can have a dark side, according to the September 2013 Harvard Women's Health Watch. NSAIDs are widely used because they perform double duty. “They not only relieve pain, but they reduce inflammation too,” says Dr. Lucy Chen, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and attending physician in the anesthesia, critical care, and pain medicine department at Massachusetts General Hos...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How thousands are sent home with aspirin for a faulty heartbeat - and risk a crippling stroke
When Fiona was told she had an abnormal heart rhythm, she felt relief. But she was discharged from hospital without being warned of the risks.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Risk Of Stroke Effectively Reduced By Simple 2-Drug Combination
Results of a Phase III clinical trial showed that a simple drug regimen of two anti-clotting drugs - clopidogrel and aspirin- lowered the risk of stroke by almost one-third, compared to the standard therapy of aspirin alone, when given to patients who had minor or transient stroke symptoms to prevent subsequent attacks. Described this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (July 4, 2013 print issue), the clinical trial was conducted at multiple sites in China and designed in partnership with a physician at UC San Francisco...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Drug Combo Cuts Stroke Risk After TIA
A simple combination of two anti-clotting drugs, clopidogrel and aspirin, can cut the risk of a stroke in patients who have already experienced a mini-stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). This was the result of a phase 3 clinical trial conducted in China with the help of a US physician who says it could change the standard of care in the US. The investigators report their findings in the 26 June online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM. The trial took place at several sites in China and was designed in partnership with S...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Drug Combo May Reduce Risk of Second Stroke: Study
After small or mini-stroke, aspirin plus Plavix tied to lower odds of another event
Source: WebMD Health - June 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Drug Combo May Reduce Risk of Second Stroke
After small or mini-stroke, aspirin plus Plavix tied to lower odds of another event Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Blood Thinners, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Aspirin For Primary Prevention Of Heart Attacks In Men: Eligibility Increases When Cancer Mortality Benefit Added
While aspirin has been shown to be effective in preventing heart attacks in men, it also increases the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding and possibly stroke, even at low doses. As such, national guidelines suggest that aspirin be used for prevention only in men at higher risk for cardiovascular events, so that the benefits of aspirin are greater than its adverse effects. Recent data suggest that aspirin may also be effective for reducing cancer deaths...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news