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Risks of daily aspirin may outweigh the benefits

By Reuters Published at November 5, 2009 Views 365 Comments 1

Amy Tenderich

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day can help prevent heart attacks in people who've already had one. But if you've never had a heart attack (or stroke), the risks of taking a daily low-dose aspirin outweigh the benefits, according to a U.K. report published in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.

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DonnaB51
DonnaB51 November 9, 2009 at 8:07 pm   
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I have not had a heart attack but have had congested heart failure and found that I felt better when taking the aspirin.

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