Dozens of studies involving tens of thousands of people have shown that daily low-dose (81 milligram) aspirin reduces the risk for a repeat heart attack or stroke. But aspirin also has risks.

“The typical dosage for low-dose aspirin therapy is 81 milligram (mg) per day, commonly referred to as baby aspirin,” says Raj Dasgupta, MD, an ABIM quadruple-board-certified physician ...

Bayer Women's Low Dose Aspirin Plus Calcium combines 81 mg of aspirin with 300 mg of calcium. And Bayer Aspirin With Heart Advantage contains 81 mg of aspirin plus 400 mg of phytosterols, ...

Still, "recommending a daily low-dose 81 mg aspirin might be more than an ounce of prevention, as well as help for those women who have already developed the disease," he said.

One low-dose aspirin a day could help women avoid ovarian cancer or boost their survival should it develop, two new studies suggest.In fact, daily low-dose aspirin — the type many older women ...

A large randomized trial specifically designed to investigate the optimum dose of aspirin in patients with established coronary disease has found similar efficacy and safety with 81 mg and 325 mg.

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 ...

Prenatal low-dose aspirin exposure was not associated with negative neurodevelopmental outcomes in children by age 3 years, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.&ldquo ...