You should avoid taking regular-strength aspirin (325 mg), though, because there are possible risks to the baby, including hemolysis (damage to red blood cells) and a theoretical risk of Reye ...

Dear Savvy Senior: I’ve been taking daily aspirin for almost 20 years now ... If they already take a daily aspirin now, they should ask a doctor ... which for most people is an 81 mg baby aspirin.

Dr. Villano has an important warning. "The bottom line is that many older folks are still taking a baby aspirin because someone in the past told them it could prevent a heart attack," he explained.

New research raises questions about aspirin therapy, where people take daily, low doses of the drug. Three reports in the New England Journal of Medicine found that among healthy senior citizens ...

DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: I’ve been taking daily aspirin for almost 20 years now because I have a family history of heart disease. But I recently read that using aspirin is not recommended anymore.

I’ve been taking daily aspirin for almost 20 years now because I have a family history of heart disease. But I recently read that using aspirin is not recommended anymore. What can you tell me ...

DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: I’ve been taking daily aspirin for almost 20 years now because I have a family history of heart disease. But I recently read that using aspirin is not recommended anymore.

There’s no doubt that taking low-dose daily aspirin is beneficial to most people who’ve had a heart attack or stroke. But if you don’t have heart disease, should you take it as a preventive ...