For decades, taking low-dose aspirin every day was widely recommended as an easy way to prevent heart attacks and strokes. But that advice has changed.

The standard dose is one baby aspirin (81 milligrams) a day. Higher doses are no more effective, and can cause more stomach upset. When it comes to heart attacks and strokes, men and women are not ...

Now we’re looking at aspirin as a tool in preventing some of ... probably best to just take a low dose – 75 mg. When should you start taking it? Probably around age 50, but again, that depends ...

Participants were randomized to receive cilostazol (100 mg twice daily) or aspirin (81 mg once daily) for 1 to 5 years. The primary endpoint was the first occurrence of any stroke. About three ...