Around 1 in 6 older adults take aspirin as their primary method of preventing cardiovascular disease – despite stricter guidelines that no longer always call for it, a study finds. Almost one-quarter ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In people with a family history of parental premature MI, aspirin for primary prevention was not associated with ...

Aspirin (salicylic acid), in the form of willow bark extract, has been used for thousands of years for pain, fever, and inflammation. It has been available in pill form since 1897. Salicylic acid is ...

HealthDay News — About seven in 10 Americans with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or stroke regularly take aspirin, according to a report published in the July 17 issue of the U.S. Centers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A history of NERD was the only significant predictor of increased risk for hypersensitivity to aspirin. The ...

Current smoking was the most important predictor for a detrimental effect of aspirin on cancer incidence, whereas CHIP was the most important predictor for a beneficial effect of aspirin,” researchers ...

Preeclampsia is a serious condition that can affect pregnant people and can lead to dangerous outcomes without treatment. Doctors commonly prescribe low dose aspirin as a preventive treatment.