An aspirin a day..............

[loulou]

Men and women over a certain age should take aspirin daily to prevent heart attacks, experts say in Heart journal.

Nottingham and Sheffield universities' analysis of almost 12,000 patients found men from the age of 48 and women from 57 would benefit from the drug.

Heart attacks occur when a blood vessel is blocked by a clot, but aspirin makes it harder for blood clots to form.

The British Heart Foundation said more research was needed before "blanket prescribing" could be recommended.

[bounty hunter]

Yes, it has blood-thinning properties.  No substitute for a diet high in fruit and fibre and plenty of exercise.  Aspirin is sometimes prescribed to people who have had a Transient Aschaemic Attack.  It may also be used temporarily to ward off Deep-vein thrombosis on long flights.

Dr Bounty

[loulou]

I'm going to start taking one a day.

[paulham]

My doc prescribed them for me a long time ago. The little dispersible ones.

[Forth Bridges]

this is OLD news: this come out 29 years ago!

[loulou]

We didn't have the choc forum 29 years ago!

[Forth Bridges]

that was a dig at those people at the daily express!

[chocadmin]

don't forget though that aspirin isn't any good if you have stomach ulcers or anything like that (can cause bleeding in the gut), and some people are alergic to 'em too. Best to take them with/after food.

[loulou]

That's a good piece of advice there chocadmin.

[oldspice]

I'm going to start taking one a day.

Lou, don't take the 150ml ones. Get some 75ml ones and dissolve one per day in a little water. 150ml per day is too high a dose and may cause stomache bleeds.

[loulou]

Thanks oldspice. Is 75ml the smallest dose we can buy?

[oldspice]

Yes, you can get them in Boots and they are only about 99p for about 50. Ask for 75ml dissolvable asprin.  It's best to take them after breakfast.

My husband has been taking one per day since his heart attack in 2001.

[richa]

Aspirin is the most-used drug in the world. Evidences indicates that aspirin reduces the risk of cancer of the colon, esophagus, stomach, rectum, and prostate. It has two principle actions.  The first is its anti-inflammatory action because of its effectiveness as a pain reliever in headaches and after sprains etc. It also has an effect on platelets which are an essential part of the normal clotting mechanism. Aspirin inhibits platelet function by making the platelets less sticky and less able to form a clot.  It is this action that accounts for aspirin's ability to reduce heart attack.
 Patients should check with their doctor to be sure, but there is almost no one who needs to take more than 81 mg of aspirin a day for protection from heart attacks.
The usual dose of aspirin is one adult is 325 mg a day. Aspirin therapy is recommended for men over 40 and women from menopause.  Not everyone should take aspirin, because like all medicines it has some side effects, which in some patients can be serious.  People with ulcers, asthma, diabetes, kidney problems or hypertension should consult their physician before self-medicating with aspirin.
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Richa