Health Bulletin
Aspirin cuts heart attacks, not deaths or strokes
Low carbohydrate diet may reverse kidney damage in diabetes, says researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Small doses of aspirin can lower the risk of heart attack in people who never had heart disease, a new look at the medical evidence shows. But the blood-thinning drug does not appear to cut the chances of dying from the disease, at least not enough that researchers can say for certain. Experts warn people to consult their doctor before taking the medication, which increases the risk of bleeding ulcers. In the study, the researchers also report small decreases in stroke and death risks with aspirin, although those changes might have been due to chance. The researcher said that a blanket recommendation that everybody should take an aspirin is not a good idea.
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