This transcript has been edited for clarity. Aspirin. Once upon a time, everybody over age 50 years was supposed to take a baby aspirin. Now we make it a point to tell people to stop. What is going on? I’m Christopher Labos, and this is On Second Thought. Our recommendations vis-à-vis aspirin have evolved at a dizzying...
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Examining apixaban vs aspirin in patients with cancer and cryptogenic stroke
by Ochsner Health System Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Ochsner Health physicians Dr. Richard Zweifler and Dr. Joseph Tarsia are co-authors on a post hoc analysis carried out in the ARCADIA randomized clinical trial, comparing the effectiveness of apixaban versus aspirin in preventing adverse clinical outcomes in patients with a history of cancer and cryptogenic stroke....
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Aspirin for CRC Prevention May Work Best in Adults With Unhealthy Lifestyles
Megan Brooks August 27, 2024 TOPLINE:Aspirin provides greater protection against colorectal cancer (CRC) in people with unhealthy lifestyles, particularly smokers with higher body weight, new data suggest. METHODOLOGY:Aspirin is an established agent for CRC prevention. Whether individuals with more lifestyle risk factors might derive greater benefit from aspirin remains unclear.Researchers analyzed regular aspirin use (defined...
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How Aspirin May Lower Risk for Colorectal Cancer
Helen Leask July 11, 2024 A growing body of evidence has shown that people who regularly take aspirin have a lower risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) and are less likely to die if they do develop the disease. A 2020 meta-analysis, for instance, found that 325 mg of daily aspirin — the typical dose in...
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Low-dose aspirin reduces inflammation caused by sleep loss
Study finds that low-dose acetylsalicylic acid mitigates the inflammatory consequences of sleep restriction Reports and ProceedingsAMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE DARIEN, IL – A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found that low-dose acetylsalicylic acid, also known as aspirin, can reduce inflammatory responses to sleep restriction. Results show that compared...
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Colorectal cancer: Aspirin found to activate protective genes
by Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Salicylate suppresses viability and proliferation of CRC cells independent of p53. A Cell viability of HCT116 cells was determined by MTT assay after treatment with indicated concentrations of salicylate for 48 h. IC50 was determined using GraphPad Prism based on changes in viability. B Cell viability of non-transformed CCD-18-Co and HCEC-1CT...
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For some cardiac patients with stents, long-term aspirin treatments might be on the way out
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN New research re-evaluates aspirin’s role in long-term treatment plans for patients with stents.Grace Cary/Moment RF/Getty ImagesCNN — For some high-risk cardiovascular patients with stents, the often-recommended practice of prolonged taking of aspirin might be ineffective, and in some cases, even harmful, a new study found. The report, published in the scientific journal...
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Aspirin can help prevent a second heart attack, but most don’t take it
by Washington University School of Medicine Aspirin can help prevent a second heart attack, but most don’t take itWorldwide, only 40% of eligible patients are taking daily aspirin to prevent a second heart attack or stroke, according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Grouped by per-capita income,...
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Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Risk for Early Colorectal Cancer
Walter Alexander June 01, 2023 CHICAGO – The regular use of aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was found to be associated with a lower risk of early-onset conventional and advanced adenomas. The authors say that aspirin could prove to be an effective strategy in preventing early-onset colorectal cancer cases. “What we have here is a 15% reduction for...
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Aspirin reduces ovarian cancer risk regardless of genetic predisposition
By Paul McClure February 26, 2023 A new study suggests that genetic susceptibility to ovarian cancer does not affect the protective effect of aspirin in reducing ovarian cancer risk Depositphotos Ovarian cancer is a highly fatal type of cancer that can be caused by several genetic factors. A recent study examined whether the protection provided...