Daily Aspirin — Healthy or Harmful?
Please be cautious about taking this - it may cause bleeding into your cholesterol plaque, which can actually trigger a heart attack or stroke.
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Prophylactic aspirin use in adults over the age of 70 is potentially harmful, primarily due to the increased risk of bleeding in this age group. Long-term low-dose aspirin therapy nearly doubles your risk for gastrointestinal bleeding
In adults younger than 40, there is insufficient evidence to judge the risk-benefit ratio of routine asp…
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