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For decades, daily low-dose aspirin was recommended to people over 60 to help prevent strokes and heart attacks—but is that still the case? As it turns out, not so much—at least not for everyone. That ...
Up to 15% of older adults may be routinely taking aspirin for primary prevention, and most of them understand the excess ...
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Health and Me on MSNAspirin Isn’t Always Safe For Older Adults Anymore—Here's Why Doctors Are Warning Against ItNew research warns daily aspirin use in older adults without heart disease may do more harm than good, increasing bleeding ...
Taking ‘baby aspirin' doses daily cuts the heightened risk of bowel cancer in half in those with Lynch Syndrome, a genetic disorder that faces a higher risk of several cancers, according to a new ...
Drug repurposing is undervalued, but it offers potential benefits for patients and healthcare systems, argue Ruth Langley and colleagues Drug repurposing involves finding new indications for ...
In summary, prophylactic low dose aspirin in aPL positive lupus patients should be considered taking into account thrombotic and bleeding risks. Because of its long-term objectives, this treatment ...
The daily use of low-dose aspirin against heart disease may have taken another knock. New research shows that the practice may not provide the added benefit of reduced heart attack risk to Black ...
Low-Dose Aspirin Reduces Colon Cancer Risk in Patients With Lynch Syndrome — Long-awaited results show similar effect in 100-, 600-mg dose, but with lower bleeding risk ...
Objective It is still a matter of debate whether low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (LDASA) should be prescribed to all patients with SLE during pregnancy. This study aimed at investigating the impact of ...
In patients with mechanical heart valves, the addition of antiplatelet therapy, with low-dose aspirin (75–100 mg daily), to warfarin anticoagulation has been found useful for stroke prevention.
If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or a strong family history of heart problems, you might benefit from low-dose aspirin. But even then, it’s not a simple yes or no.
New research suggests that low-dose aspirin is as effective as higher doses in preventing colorectal cancer in people with a particular hereditary condition.
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