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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Daily aspirin in middle-age

"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." Read full story.

This is strongly recommended for both men and women but notice the large difference in age.