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Aspirin-Linked Reduction in CRC Risk Varies With Lifestyle Score
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 – Aspirin use is associated with a reduction in colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, with the greatest reduction seen among those with the unhealthiest lifestyle scores, according to...
Daily Aspirin Cuts Odds for Colon Cancer: Who Benefits Most?
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – It's long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keep colon cancer at bay. But new research suggests that those who benefit most are folks whose lifestyles...
Medically Advised Aspirin Use Lower in 2021 Than 2012 to 2017
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – Medically advised aspirin use was lower in 2021 than in 2012 to 2017 among older adults, according to a research letter published online June 25 in the Annals of Internal...
Despite Falling Out of Favor With Doctors, Daily Aspirin Still Popular
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – For decades, millions of Americans popped a low-dose aspirin each day to lower their heart risks. Then, accumulated data prompted the nation's two leading cardiology groups...
New Test Might Alert Pregnant Women to Preeclampsia Danger
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – A potentially dangerous spike in blood pressure known as preeclampsia can occur in 1 in every 25 pregnancies, but an accurate test to spot those women at highest risk has...
Aspirin Provides No Benefit for Breast Cancer Recurrence, Survival
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 – Among participants with high-risk nonmetastatic breast cancer, daily aspirin use did not improve the risk for breast cancer recurrence or survival in early follow-up, according...
Science Reveals How Aspirin Prevents Colon Cancer
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 – Long-term daily use of aspirin has been known to prevent colon cancer, but up to now it’s been unclear why that is. Now, researchers think they understand how aspirin a...
Aspirin May Enhance Immunosurveillance Against Colorectal Cancer
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 – Aspirin may promote an immune response against cancer, with fewer nodal metastases and higher infiltration of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes among aspirin users with...
Stopping Aspirin a Month After Stent Implant Helps Heart Patients
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – People who've survived a heart attack and have been given a stent may be better off quitting low-dose aspirin a month after the procedure, a new study finds. The strategy is...
Many Older Americans Pop Daily Aspirin, Even Though It's No Longer Recommended: Poll
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) – Lots of seniors are regularly taking low-dose aspirin in hopes of preventing heart attacks and strokes, even though updated guidelines often advise against...
New Stroke Risk Down With Clopidogrel-Aspirin Initiated Within 72 Hours
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 – Combined clopidogrel-aspirin therapy initiated within 72 hours after stroke onset leads to lower risk for new stroke at 90 days among patients with mild ischemic stroke or...
Guidelines Updated for Use of Antiplatelet Therapy for Atherosclerotic CVD
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) – In a guideline update issued by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology and published online Oct. 28 in the...
AHA: Avoidance of Aspirin Noninferior With LVAD in Advanced Heart Failure
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – Avoidance of aspirin as part of an antithrombotic regimen that includes a vitamin K agonist (VKA) is noninferior to an aspirin-containing regimen for patients with advanced...
ACG: Prophylactic Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy Does Not Increase IBD Activity
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – Use of low-dose aspirin (LDA) among pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not associated with an increased risk for disease activity, according to a study...
Enteric-Coated, Uncoated Aspirin Have Similar Effectiveness in Heart Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – There is no significant difference in the primary effectiveness or safety between enteric-coated aspirin and uncoated aspirin among patients with cardiovascular disease,...
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