September 26, 2022
A report in Cardiovascular Business revealed that taking a polypill – a single pill containing three different medications – not only improved medication adherence but was associated […]
May 3, 2022
CNN reports that “after years of recommending regular aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke,” scientists with the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) “now see little […]
November 19, 2021
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has for years recommended that middle-aged and older Americans consider taking low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack […]
July 21, 2011
It turns out that an aspirin a day may keep melanoma at bay, according to a new study.
March 26, 2011
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 […]
February 16, 2011
I have many patients who are taking low-dose (81 mg) aspirin (ASA) daily and who wonder if they can take a Non-Steroidal Ant-Iinflammatory Drug (NSAID) such […]
January 21, 2011
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 […]
December 6, 2010
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 […]
June 16, 2010
A single 1000-mg dose of aspirin is an effective treatment of acute migraine headaches for more than half of people who take it, and the addition […]
April 19, 2010
Here’s a good news story for those of us who suffer with migraine headaches. According to two new studies, migraine sufferers may be able to get […]
February 16, 2010
The folks at Natural Standard recently sent out a notice of a significant review in the cardiology literature on the potential interactions between herbs and heart […]
June 1, 2009
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 […]
September 26, 2022
A report in Cardiovascular Business revealed that taking a polypill – a single pill containing three different medications – not only improved medication adherence but was associated […]
May 3, 2022
CNN reports that “after years of recommending regular aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke,” scientists with the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) “now see little […]
November 19, 2021
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has for years recommended that middle-aged and older Americans consider taking low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack […]
July 21, 2011
It turns out that an aspirin a day may keep melanoma at bay, according to a new study.
March 26, 2011
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 […]
February 16, 2011
I have many patients who are taking low-dose (81 mg) aspirin (ASA) daily and who wonder if they can take a Non-Steroidal Ant-Iinflammatory Drug (NSAID) such […]
January 21, 2011
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 […]
December 6, 2010
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 […]
June 16, 2010
A single 1000-mg dose of aspirin is an effective treatment of acute migraine headaches for more than half of people who take it, and the addition […]
April 19, 2010
Here’s a good news story for those of us who suffer with migraine headaches. According to two new studies, migraine sufferers may be able to get […]
February 16, 2010
The folks at Natural Standard recently sent out a notice of a significant review in the cardiology literature on the potential interactions between herbs and heart […]
June 1, 2009
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 […]