In the past, doctors advised older patients to take low daily doses of aspirin to “thin the blood.” This was meant to reduce ...

Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released ...

If you're a healthy older adult looking for ways to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke, don't turn to that age-old standby: daily low-dose aspirin. It's no longer recommended as a ...

Donald Trump has said he takes a higher than recommended daily dose of aspirin because he wants “thin blood” to protect his heart. In a lengthy interview about his health with The Wall Street Journal, ...

For decades, many older adults popped a baby aspirin daily in an effort to lower their risk of heart attack and heart disease in general. The idea was that baby aspirin makes blood platelets less ...

(AP) — Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, according to preliminary updated advice from an influential health guidelines group.

In a story Aug. 26, The Associated Press erroneously summarized the results of medical studies on the use of daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. The studies suggest it's ...

DALLAS While many consumers at risk of heart disease supplement with 81 mg of aspirin daily, a recent study published in this week’s edition of the American Heart Association journal Circulation found ...

Taking a low-dose aspirin daily to prevent a heart attack or stroke is no longer recommended for adults age 70 or over, according to new guidelines released Sunday, NBC News reported. The American ...