aspirin

A new analysis of data from a large clinical trial of healthy older adults found higher rates of brain bleeding among those who took daily low-dose aspirin, and no significant protection against stroke.The analysis, published Wednesday in…

Rarely a week goes by when I don’t give at least one patient 300mg of aspirin. For people with acute chest pain, possibly having a heart attack, it can literally be life saving. It helps make blood less sticky and breaks up clots in the…

A new study analysing data from the landmark ASPREE trial has found that prolonged daily aspirin use increases the risk of anaemia by 20 per cent in people mostly aged 70 and over. The results have prompted researchers to suggest that…

Regularly taking aspirin raises the risk of ANOTHER blood disorder, study suggestsBy Victoria Allen Science Editor For The Daily Mail and Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 13:56 BST, 20 June…

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan): Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has termed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal as "treatment of cancer with disprin (aspirin)," Dawn reported.He said that the IMF agreement will only provide temporary…

Patients hospitalized with fractures typically receive an injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots. A new clinical trial, however, found that inexpensive over-the-counter aspirin is…

From assuming it as a minor gastric issue to ignoring persistent chest pain, we neglect our heart a lot. One of the major organs of the body mostly gets damaged because of our own faulty lifestyle. Since Monday, #heartattack is trending…

Forty years ago a bountifully cheap painkiller was hailed as a wonder drug for preventing heart disease by making blood less sticky and thus less liable to form artery-clogging clots.Doctors began to recommend that anyone over the age of 55…

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham found that the risk of stomach bleeding caused by using aspirin long-term, can be reduced with a short course of antibiotics, potentially improving the safety of aspirin when used…

If you're already taking one blood thinner, mounting research suggests you might not need to take a second one. In fact, when patients who are on a commonly prescribed blood thinner stop taking aspirin, their risk of bleeding complications…