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Daily Aspirin Cuts Odds for Colon Cancer: Who Benefits Most?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 1, 2024
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It's long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keep colon cancer at bay.
But new research suggests that those who benefit most are f...
Despite Falling Out of Favor With Doctors, Daily Aspirin Still Popular
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 25, 2024
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For decades, millions of Americans popped a low-dose aspirin each day to lower their heart risks.
Then, accumulated data prompted the nation's two leading cardiolo...
Science Reveals How Aspirin Prevents Colon Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 24, 2024
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Long-term daily use of aspirin has been known to prevent colon cancer, but up to now it's been unclear why that is.
Now, researchers think they understand how ...
Stopping Aspirin a Month After Stent Implant Helps Heart Patients
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 9, 2024
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People who've survived a heart attack and have been given a stent may be better off quitting low-dose aspirin a month after the procedure, a new study finds.
The strategy is "beneficial by reducing major and minor bleeding through one year by more than 50 percent," said ...
Many Older Americans Pop Daily Aspirin, Even Though It's No Longer Recommended: Poll
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 8, 2024
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Lots of seniors are regularly taking low-dose aspirin in hopes of preventing heart attacks and strokes, even though updated guidelines often advise against it.
About one in four older adults take aspirin at least three times a week, according to results from the Universi...
Skipping Aspirin After Heart Attack Raises Odds for Recurrence
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- August 22, 2023
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If you've had a heart attack, your doctor likely told you to take a low-dose aspirin daily to stave off a second heart attack or stroke, but most people don't follow through with this advice over the long-term.
Those folks who don't take daily low-dose aspirin consistent...
Daily Baby Aspirin Raises Odds for Brain Bleeds, With No Lowering of Stroke Risk
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- July 27, 2023
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For years, older adults took a baby aspirin a day to help ward off a first-time heart attack or stroke. Now yet another study is showing the risks are not worth it for most.
Specifically, researchers found the risk of brain bleeding while using low-dose aspirin outweighe...
Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 20, 2023
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Taking daily low-dose aspirin increases the risk of anemia in the elderly, a new clinical trial suggests.
Not only does it raise anemia risk by more than 20% in people 70 or older, it is also associated with a decline in blood iron levels, researchers report.
"This...
Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- January 19, 2023
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When people undergo surgery for broken arms or legs, they are often injected with prescription blood thinners to reduce their risk of developing potentially life-threatening blood clots in their lungs and legs.
Already Taking a Blood Thinner? Adding Aspirin May Do Harm
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 21, 2022
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For many years, doctors have advised taking low-dose aspirin to help prevent first-time heart attacks and stroke. But increasingly, they're doing an about-face.
The latest warnings come from University of Michigan researchers who reported that patients simultaneously tak...
New Guidelines Have Some Stroke Patients Dropping Aspirin. That Could Be Dangerous
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 22, 2022
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After decades where millions of Americans who were at risk for cardiovascular trouble were told a daily low-dose aspirin would guard against strokes and heart attacks, new guidelines issued this spring recommend that the strategy is not worth the bleeding risks in those over 6...
U.S. Task Force Rejects Daily Aspirin for Heart Health in People Over 60
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 26, 2022
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It seemed a simple prospect - take a low-dose baby aspirin tablet once a day and reduce your risk of ever suffering a heart attack or stroke.
But new science has shown it's not that simple.
Noting the drug's risk of dangerous bleeding, the nation's leading panel of...
Could Aspirin Cut Death Risk for Hospitalized COVID Patients?
- Consumer news
- March 24, 2022
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Something as simple as aspirin may help lower the risk of death in hospital patients who are fighting a tough case of COVID-19, a new study found.
George Washington University researchers an...
Certain Blood Thinners Can Raise Risk of 'Delayed' Bleeding After Head Injury
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
- November 30, 2021
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Older blood thinners, especially when taken in combination with daily low-dose aspirin, are associated with a higher risk of brain bleeds and death after hospital discharge in patients treated for head injury, new research shows.
The risk fell when patients were taking o...
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 23, 2021
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Folks who've had a clogged artery reopened probably can stop taking blood thinners sooner than previously thought, a new study argues.
Patients are regularly prescribed blood thinners for a year or more after angioplasty. This is to make sure that blood doesn't clot insi...
Low-Dose Aspirin Won't Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes
- Robert Preidt
- November 19, 2021
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Low-dose aspirin neither reduces nor increases the risk of dementia in adults with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.
"This is reassuring that an increase in the risk of dementia is unlikely for the millions of people worldwide who regularly take aspirin to protect agai...
Expert Panel Backs Off Recommendation for Aspirin to Prevent Heart Trouble
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 12, 2021
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Most people shouldn't bother taking daily low-dose aspirin to reduce their risk of a first heart attack or stroke, the nation's leading panel of preventive medicine experts announced Tuesday.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a draft recommendation ...
Low-Dose Aspirin Guards Against Preeclampsia: Task Force
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- September 28, 2021
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Pregnant women at risk for a serious high blood pressure disorder called preeclampsia should take low-dose aspirin after their first trimester, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).