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 ...

A study on the effects of aspirin has found alarming results. It's quite common for older people at risk of heart disease and ...

Research-backed guidance from the American Heart Association (AHA) published in 2019 advised against routinely taking baby ...

Aspirin offers double protection against heart disease - not only preventing blood clots but also stopping inflammation inside arteries, research has found. Until now, doctors assumed aspirin's ...

Recognizing this point should cause us to resist drawing conclusions regarding aspirin use in patients with heart failure - even those with concomitant coronary artery disease - from data ...

Now we’re looking at aspirin as a tool in preventing some of the most dreaded cancers ovarian, stomach, breast, colon, and prostate. It’s true … evidence is growing to support taking a daily ...

Many people take a daily baby aspirin to try and prevent a heart attack. Dr. Marc Gillinov, Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Hospitals ...

For decades, taking low-dose aspirin (81 mg) every day was widely recommended as an easy way to prevent heart attacks and strokes. But that changed when growing evidence led the American Heart ...

Patients who have had a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain can safely take aspirin to cut their risk of future strokes and heart problems, according to a new study. Aspirin thins the blood and ...