Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of people take a daily low-dose aspirin, even though they are not at risk of heart disease. (Getty Images) (spxChrome via ...

HealthDay News — Regular aspirin use significantly reduced risk of cancer, metastasis and cancer mortality, findings from the largest-ever analyses exploring the drug’s effects on cancer indicate.

Researchers at Annenberg Public Policy Center recently found that nearly half of United States adults falsely believe that the benefits of daily aspirin use outweigh the potential risks. The Jan. 31 ...

New research shows that, in spite of recommendations discouraging use of aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease among older adults, nearly a third of adults 60 years and older are ...

Aspirin reduces the risk for colorectal cancer in high-risk groups, such as Lynch syndrome, but shows no benefit in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Daily low-dose aspirin is no longer recommended for heart attack prevention for people 60 and over, but many still take it despite ...

Aspirin is considered the cornerstone of secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. However, the evidence supporting aspirin was largely generated before the advent of modern pharmacological and ...

Many people still believe the benefits of taking an aspirin every day to prevent heart attacks and strokes outweigh the potential dangers – despite experts warning of the contrary more than five years ...

Aspirin does not protect women against heart attacks in the same way it does men, but the venerable painkiller does cut women's chances of suffering a stroke, researchers reported yesterday. A ...

AURORA, Colo. -- A higher dose of aspirin offered no significant benefit as preeclampsia prevention in high-risk patients, although those with multifetal gestations may have seen some gains, according ...

For years, doctors recommended that older adults at a higher risk for heart attack or stroke take a low-dose aspirin once a day to lower their risk. Aspirin helps prevent blood clots from forming, ...