42 results found for: aspirin

Risk Of Major Bleeding And Death From Aspirin Even Higher Than Originally Thought

A new study has found that elderly people who take daily aspirin tablets after a heart attack or stroke are at far greater risk of potentially […]

Aspirin linked to higher risk of skin cancer

NEWS A new study has found that men who take daily aspirin tablets have nearly double the risk of melanoma, a type of skin cancer. COMMENT […]

New Study Finds Aspirin Doesn’t Prolong Life

NEWS A new study has found that taking daily aspirin pills doesn’t help older people to live longer and may even have the opposite effect. COMMENT […]

Daily Aspirin Could Lead To Serious Risk Of Bleeding

NEWS Taking daily Aspirin tablets can increase the risk of serious bleeding by 43 percent, new research reveals. COMMENT It is hardly news that taking daily […]

Large Clinical Trial Confirms Daily Aspirin Doesn’t Prolong Life

NEWS A large clinical trial has found that daily low-dose aspirin tablets have no effect on prolonging life in healthy, elderly people. The researchers also suggested the drug could […]

Researchers Say Millions Of People Who Take Daily Aspirin For Preventing Heart Attacks Should Stop

Researchers in the United States say millions of people who take aspirin every day to prevent heart attacks should stop using the drug.

Contraceptives, Aspirin And Antibiotics Have Hidden Side-Effects

NEWS Many drugs, from painkillers, statins and the Pill to HRT and antibiotics, can deplete vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients. COMMENT A large body of scientific […]

Aspirin Should Not Be Recommended For Healthy People Aged Over 70

A new trial has found that low-dose aspirin does not prolong disability-free survival of healthy people aged over 70, even in those at the highest risk of cardiovascular disease.