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…