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Aspirin Lowers Your Chances of a Heart Attack. But It ’s Not Safe for Everyone, a New Study Says
As medications go, aspirin is often considered a wonder drug. Its pain-relieving, inflammation-taming powers can treat headaches, minor aches and pains and even lower the risk of heart disease, stroke and possibly even dementia.
But all of those benefits may come at a price, according to the latest study to analyze aspirin’s risks and benefits, especially for people who take the drug as a way to prevent having a first heart event. In a study published in JAMA, researchers led by Dr. Sean Zheng at King’s College London found that the risks of aspirin — primarily of bleeding in the stomach and intestinal tr...
Source: TIME: Health - January 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Heart Disease Source Type: news
Aspirin lowers heart attack risk but raises risk of dangerous bleeding
(Reuters Health) - People without heart disease who take a daily aspirin may lower their risk of a heart attack or stroke, but a new study confirms they also have an increased risk of severe internal bleeding.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Study: Aspirin cuts risk for heart attack, stroke, but increases major bleeding risk
Aspirin can help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, but it also increases major bleeding in patients who use it regularly, a new study says.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preeclampsia Linked to Later Stroke Risk, Aspirin May Help Preeclampsia Linked to Later Stroke Risk, Aspirin May Help
Having preeclampsia or other forms of hypertension during pregnancy puts women at increased risk of later stroke, which may be mitigated by long-term use of aspirin, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Should You Take Aspirin Every Day? Here ’s What the Science Says
Aspirin is best known as an over-the-counter painkiller. But acetylsalicylic acid, as it’s called chemically, has many other health benefits, as well as side effects, in the body that have only become clear in recent years.
Here’s what the latest science says about the health benefits and side effects of aspirin, as well as which conditions it may treat and those it doesn’t appear to improve. (If you are taking aspirin for any reason other than for periodic pain relief, it’s best to consult with your doctor to confirm whether the benefits outweigh the risks in your particular case.)
How aspirin affe...
Source: TIME: Health - November 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthytime Source Type: news
Daily Baby Aspirin May Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk
A standard aspirin did not lower ovarian cancer risk.
Source: NYT Health - October 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Ovarian Cancer Aspirin Stroke Source Type: news
Daily aspirin shows no benefit for healthy older adults
A large clinical trial found that a daily low-dose aspirin doesn ’t have the same benefits for healthy older adults as it does for those who’ve had a heart attack or stroke.
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - September 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aspirin doesn't lower heart attack and stroke risks and can increase bleeding
Researchers found that a daily dose of aspirin didn't prolong healthy, independent living free of dementia.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aspirin Late in Life? Healthy People May Not Need It
Millions take aspirin to prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancer. New research shows older people in good health may not need it — and should not start taking it.
Source: NYT Health - September 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY Tags: Aspirin Preventive Medicine Heart Elderly Colon and Colorectal Cancer Stroke Dementia New England Journal of Medicine Source Type: news
Low-Dose Aspirin Late in Life? Healthy People May Not Need It
Millions take aspirin to prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancer. New research shows older people in good health may not need it — and should not start taking it.
Source: NYT Health - September 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY Tags: Aspirin Preventive Medicine Heart Elderly Colon and Colorectal Cancer Stroke Dementia New England Journal of Medicine Source Type: news
Aspirin disappoints for avoiding first heart attack, stroke
New studies find most people won't benefit from taking daily low-dose aspirin or fish oil supplements to prevent a first heart attack or stroke
Source: ABC News: Health - August 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Studies: Low-Dose Aspirin May Not Prevent Initial Heart Attack, Stroke
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don’t outweigh the benefits for most other folks, major new research finds.
Although it’s been used for more than a century, aspirin’s value in many situations is still unclear. The latest studies are some of the largest and longest to test this pennies-a-day blood thinner in people who don’t yet have heart disease or a blood vessel-related problem.
One found that aspirin did not help prevent first strokes or heart attacks...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - August 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch aspirin Source Type: news
WATCH: Aspirin disappoints for avoiding first heart attack, stroke
New studies find most people won't benefit from taking daily low-dose aspirin or fish oil supplements to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.
Source: ABC News: Health - August 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
