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 ...

Many older adults in the United States continue to take daily aspirin in hopes of reducing cardiovascular disease risk, ...

The Phase 1 clinical trial, which is being conducted in the United States, will compare the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of normal healthy adult volunteers administered a ...

The following is a summary of “Aspirin 162 mg vs 81 mg for preeclampsia prophylaxis in high-risk obese individuals: a comparative effectiveness open-label randomized trial (ASPREO),” published in the ...

Low-dose aspirin is still considered an important strategy for preventing heart attack in people who have been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and are not at risk of increased bleeding. But ...

For decades, doctors told healthy older adults to take an over-the-counter drug daily to prevent heart attack or stroke. The guidance has since changed — but many older adults are still taking it.

But doctors' recommendations for healthy adults have shifted on the risks and benefits of taking a low-dose (typically 81 mg.) aspirin. In 2022, three years after the publication of the new AHA ...

New findings from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania show that 48% of adults believe the heart health benefits of taking a low-dose aspirin — 81mg or less ...

Nearly half of U.S. adults incorrectly think that for most adults, the benefits of taking a low-dose aspirin every day to reduce the chance of heart attack or stroke outweigh the risks. Almost 1 ...

But doctors' recommendations for healthy adults have shifted on the risks and benefits of taking a low-dose (typically 81 mg.) aspirin.

There is debate over whether folks in this group who have never taken a daily aspirin and are over age 60 should begin taking one. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force — an independent group of ...