Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don't outweigh the ...

Dosage of aspirin to reduce the risk of a heart attack is lower than what’s typically needed for pain relief. A regular strength aspirin is 325 milligrams (mg), but low doses of aspirin — usually ...

Nearly a third of adults 60 and older who don’t have cardiovascular disease took aspirin in 2021, according to findings published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Past research suggests that ...

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. Here are ...

Adults with type 2 diabetes and a moderate or high risk of CVD were less likely to experience a serious cardiovascular event ...

It's said that new habits die easily but old habits die hard and that seems to be especially true when it comes to doctors who send their heart-attack patients home from the hospital with a directive ...

Daily low-dose aspirin is no longer recommended for heart attack prevention for people 60 and over, but many still take it despite risks, a new survey finds. (Getty Images) Many older adults are ...

Aspirin is a familiar name in most households, often associated with pain relief and fever reduction. However, aspirin is crucial to heart health beyond these common uses. Doctors frequently prescribe ...

Aspirin remains one of the most inexpensive drugs in the pharmacy. A familiar brand-name tablet costs less than 6 cents a pill. A bottle containing 300 tablets will set you back under $17. Despite the ...

*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 ...

Millions of older Americans are taking a daily dose of aspirin to lower their risk of having a heart attack or stroke for the first time — even though they shouldn’t, a new study finds. Nearly a third ...

In a story Aug. 26, The Associated Press erroneously summarized the results of medical studies on the use of daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. The studies suggest it’s ...