Current guidelines restricting aspirin based on age alone may be flawed; researchers argue decisions should be based on individual cardiovascular risk rather than arbitrary age cutoffs. The ASPREE ...

Researchers stress that patients should consult their primary care provider about whether they are candidates for aspirin, as providers have the most knowledge of all the benefits and risks for each ...

ANSWER: The consensus on the use of aspirin to prevent heart disease has changed with the publication of new studies. We have ...

New guidelines recommend against taking daily low-dose aspirin to prevent strokes and heart attacks in healthy, older adults. The age-old approach is no longer recommended for older adults who do not ...

My wife and I are both healthy and in our 70s. At 5 feet, 9 inches tall, we are both at a reasonable weight. Our yearly blood panels always come back with good results. We both take Lipitor. We play ...

For decades, taking a daily low-dose aspirin was a widely accepted practice for preventing heart attacks and strokes. But a series of clinical trials have led to a major shift in medical guidance — ...

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A new study from Johns Hopkins University has found that many older Americans are still taking a daily low-dose aspirin to ...

After findings from President Trump's annual physical exam were released last week, observers were struck by the persistent aspirin use recorded in the doctor's report. Trump, 78, has no apparent ...

Researchers stress that patients should consult their primary care provider about whether they are candidates for aspirin, as providers have the most knowledge of all the benefits and risks for each ...

Aspirin can cut by more than half the risk that colon cancer will come back following initial treatment, a new clinical trial has found. Daily aspirin reduced by 55% the risk of cancer recurrence in ...