New Recommendations for Low-Dose Aspirin Use
By Radiant HealthPublished: October 17, 2021

Health News Briefs
Older adults with high cholesterol or high blood pressure have been told to take a daily low-dose of aspirin to prevent strokes and heart attacks, but the influential US Preventative Services Task Force has drafted a new guidance on who should take daily low-dose aspirin. It recommends a daily low-dose aspirin only for adults who have already suffered from a stroke or a heart attack. Individuals in their 60s or older can have serious adverse effects from the daily medication, like bleeding in the gastrointestinal tracts. And those risks outweigh the potential benefits.
Radiant is published in Print & Digital. Download a free digital edition at radianthealthmag.com/free.

- Pfizer’s Antiviral Pill is Very Effective - May 15, 2022
- Spain Considers Three Days Off for Menstrual Pain - May 15, 2022
- Moderna Requests Approval for its Children’s Vaccine - May 15, 2022
- Routine Colonoscopies Should Start at Age 45 - May 15, 2022
- Anti-inflammatory Drugs May Do More Harm Than Good - May 15, 2022
- Some People Die from a Happy Heart - May 8, 2022
- Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Can Cause Serious Blood Clots - May 8, 2022
- Omicron Variants Spreading Quickly - May 8, 2022
- Roe V. Wade Will Likely Be Overturned - May 8, 2022
- Menthol Cigarette Ban Will Benefit the Black Community - April 30, 2022