First-time parents Callie and Jonathan Pearson were already experiencing a whirlwind of emotions when they found out they were expecting a baby girl in February. But a diagnosis would shock their ...

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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In addition to regular exercise and not smoking, diet is one of the best ways to protect your heart. That’s because inflammation, blood pressure, cholesterol, and other heart disease risk ...

Despite guideline recommendation changes, some patients are still taking a daily dose of aspirin for prevention of heart attack or stroke, according to a Jan. 13 The Washington Post report.

which indicates moderate or higher levels of plaque in the heart’s arteries, might also benefit, Lloyd-Jones says. But not all of those people are good candidates. For example, taking aspirin ...

If you suspect your baby needs to learn how to fall back to sleep on their own (or just exist without you for a few hours, because they’re a stage 5 clinger), we have some good news and some bad ...

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British cardiac patients will soon be fitted with heart valves that grow naturally within the body, marking a significant advance in treating heart disease. An initial group of over 50 patients ...

Background Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have higher pancreatic cancer (PC) risk. While aspirin has chemopreventive effects on digestive cancers, its effect on PC among patients with ...