by University of Kentucky Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If you take a daily aspirin to help decrease your chance of a heart attack or stroke, you should check in with your health care provider. A new report indicates the over-the-counter drug may do more harm than good for some patients. Aspirin is a pain reliever and...
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Aspirin could make urinary tract infections worse, suggests zebrafish study
by Centenary Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research by the Centenary Institute suggests that commonly prescribed anticoagulants—medicines, such as aspirin, that help prevent blood clots—may make urinary tract infections (UTIs) more severe. One of the most common infections worldwide, UTIs are not normally serious or life threatening but in rare cases can progress into sepsis,...
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Aspirin could cut the risk of death from breast, colon and prostate cancers by 20%, major new study finds
By JONATHAN CHADWICK FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 09:00 EDT, 2 July 2021 | UPDATED: 09:17 EDT, 2 July 2021 Aspirin is commonly known as a cheap and effective over-the-counter painkiller, but a new study suggests it is also a successful cancer treatment option too. Academics at Cardiff University carried out a review of prior observational studies in patients with 18 different...
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Clopidogrel superior to aspirin for long-term post-stent maintenance
by American College of Cardiology Credit: CC0 Public Domain Clopidogrel outperformed aspirin in what is believed to be the first and largest randomized trial to compare the effectiveness of the two antiplatelet drugs as long-term maintenance therapy for patients who had no adverse events after one year of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following the insertion of...
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Short-term exposure to air pollution may impede cognition; Aspirin could help
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. However, these adverse effects were lessened in people taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin. The study...
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Study shows aspirin before a diagnosis may lower colorectal cancer mortality
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ATLANTA – FEBRUARY 2, 2021 – A new study finds that long-term aspirin use before a diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) may be associated with lower CRC-specific mortality. The report that appears in JNCI: The Journal of the National Cancer Institute, suggests that the findings for pre-diagnosis aspirin use might help reduce CRC...
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Does aspirin lower colorectal cancer risk in older adults? It depends on when they start.
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL BOSTON – Regular aspirin use has clear benefits in reducing colorectal cancer incidence among middle-aged adults, but also comes with some risk, such as gastrointestinal bleeding. And when should adults start taking regular aspirin and for how long? There is substantial evidence that a daily aspirin can reduce risk of colorectal cancer...
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Taking aspirin 3 times weekly boosts chances of surviving breast, bladder cancers
January 16, 2021 by Study FindsSHARES32 BETHESDA, Md. — Aspirin is commonly linked to better heart health, especially when a patient is having a heart attack. Now, one study finds that taking a few tablets each week may also be the key to surviving certain cancers. Researchers with the National Cancer Institute say taking aspirin at least three...
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Newer blood thinner plus aspirin reduced stroke risk by 27% in patients with heart plaque
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, Nov. 16, 2020 — Patients with plaque build-up in their arteries, who suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a minor ischemic stroke, also called a warning stroke, and were treated with the newer blood thinner ticagrelor plus aspirin were 27% less likely to have another stroke within 30 days, according...
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An aspirin a day keeps the bowel doctor away
by Newcastle University A regular dose of aspirin to reduce the risk of inherited bowel cancer lasts at least 10 years after stopping treatment, research has revealed. The international trial—known as CAPP2—involved patients with Lynch syndrome from around the world and revealed that two aspirins a day, for an average of two and a half...