The standard dose is one baby aspirin (81 milligrams) a day. Higher doses are no more effective, and can cause more stomach upset. When it comes to heart attacks and strokes, men and women are not ...

For decades, taking low-dose aspirin every day was widely recommended as an easy way to prevent heart attacks and strokes. But that advice has changed.

Low-dose aspirin (81 mg) is often called baby aspirin but should not be taken ... It was taken to reduce the risk of death ...