Aspirin increases the risk of major bleeding in large study of Italian patients. June 5, 2012— -- For years, the advice for preventing heart disease has been simple: take an aspirin every day; it ...

A meta-analysis of individual patient data has thrown light on the benefits of aspirin for secondary prevention in patients with ischaemic stroke. The findings, published in The Lancet, show that the ...

U.S. guidelines started discouraging prophylactic low-dose aspirin for adults over 70 in 2019. The U.S. Preventive Services ...

However, for people without these issues, the risks of long-term aspirin use can outweigh the benefits. The 2016 recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force say that adults ...

Aspirin has other potential benefits. Although it is no longer recommended routinely to prevent heart attacks in otherwise healthy people, there is evidence that it can be helpful for those at high ...

*Many people still believe that taking a daily aspirin helps prevent having a stroke or heart attack, despite updated medical advice suggesting otherwise. As Fortune reports, a recent survey by the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- You may want to talk to your doctor before taking aspirin on a regular basis to prevent a heart attack. Studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed a massive ...

While the anticoagulant apixaban significantly increased the risk of major bleeding compared to aspirin in patients with ...

Doctors do not usually recommend aspirin for people under 18. This is because it can increase the risk of a serious condition called Reye’s syndrome, which can appear after a viral infection such as a ...