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Aspirin

Reseach Continues to Support Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on July 21, 2011

Taking aspirin to prevent a heart attack? Doctors warn stopping can pose serious risks.br/> CBS News July 21, 2011 Ryan Jaslow Doctors have long said taking daily low-dose aspirin helps prevent a myocardial infarction, or heart attack. But a new study warns these patients that they shouldn’t stop taking aspirin- or they could die. Spanish [...]

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Folic Acid, Aspirin and Heart Attack Prevention

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on February 5, 2011

Why Folic Acid May Prevent A First Heart Attack, But Not A Second 04 Feb 2011 A perplexing medical paradox now has an explanation according to research undertaken at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and published in the current issue of the Public Library of Science. The paradox is that taking [...]

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Beware the Aspirin Rebound

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on October 10, 2010

It is difficult to find the research behind this article, but given that it is by the Mayo Clinic, it must be credible… What happens if you stop taking aspirin every day? You might be surprised to learn that stopping daily aspirin therapy can have a rebound effect that may increase your risk of heart [...]

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Low Dose Aspirin Is More Effective…High Doses Lead to More Heart Attacks

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on October 10, 2010

Similar to yesterday’s Mayo article about only taking aspirin if you have had a heart attack, Dr. McDougall conveys the same information, but in more detail. Note that these recent recommendations are a change from what previously recommended, that essentially everyone take preventative aspirin… (I would note however, that this still isn’t very tailorized science. [...]

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The Mayo Clinic: Should You Take a Daily Aspirin?

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on October 8, 2010

All of these posts about Plavix make one wonder about aspirin, which also works as an anti-coagulant.. (Again, nothing in this blog should be taken for medical advice. The purpose of the blog is to provide information and links so that the reader can make informed medical decisions.) Daily aspirin therapy: Understand the benefits and [...]

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