The debate over whether people ages 60 and up should take aspirin continues as medical experts learn more about the potential pros and cons of long-term use. Aspirin is an over-the-counter medication ...

Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60 — roughly 19 million people — take aspirin daily, according to a 2021 study in Annals of Internal Medicine. Should you be among that group? Aspirin is ...

That small white pill in your medicine cabinet might be more valuable than you realize. When someone clutches their chest and calls 911 with heart attack symptoms, emergency responders often reach for ...

Credit: Getty Images. Daily aspirin use for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease has been recommended against by the US Preventive Services Task Force. The most recent recommendations from the ...

More than half of mums-to-be who are at risk of the dangerously high blood pressure condition, pre-eclampsia, are missing out on preventive aspirin treatment, says an expert in an editorial published ...

Aspirin, in woman’s hand, elderly “An aspirin a day keeps the doctor away?” Daily aspirin use for primary prevention of CVD has been recommended against by the USPSTF. The most recent recommendations ...

There are multiple risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, tobacco use, family history and central obesity.