Tag Archives: low-dose aspirin

Taking low-dose aspirin and NSAIDs can be a challenge (Part 2)

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Walt Larimore

In a previous blog, “Taking low-dose aspirin and NSAIDs can be a challenge – (Part 1),” I wrote: I have many patients who are taking low-dose (81 mg) aspirin (ASA) daily and who wonder if they can take a Non-Steroidal … Continue reading →

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Aspirin more effective at preventing cancer deaths than previously thought

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Walt Larimore

In the advertisements for aspirin you see every day on TV and in magazines, they have for years called it a wonder drug. Now, more and more of us doctors are finding that is truly the case. In past blogs … Continue reading →

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Low-dose aspirin reduces risk of developing and dying from colon cancer

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Walt Larimore

ABC World News reported what most of us doctors have known for some time: that “at high doses, aspirin can cause side effects, like bleeding and stomach discomfort;” however, we also know that the “low dose of aspirin a lot … Continue reading →

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New research questions low-dose aspirin prevent heart attacks and strokes

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Walt Larimore

BBC News reports that “low-dose aspirin should NOT routinely be used to prevent heart attacks and strokes,” according to research published in the Lancet.  So, if you are on a daily aspirin for primary prevention of a heart attack or … Continue reading →

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