Health
Taking a daily dose of aspirin? It could increase gastrointestinal bleeding risk – Starts at 60
A new study has found that daily aspirin use may actually do more harm than good.
We know that the most common side-effect of aspirin is bleeding and that older people are at higher risk, but until now we havent been able to accurately quantify that risk, Dr Mahady said.
Now we have a much clearer picture of the additional risk of bleeding with aspirin (60 per cent) and that taking aspirin when you have additional risk factors including hypertension, a history of smoking, kidney disease or with anti-inflammatory medication could be quite dangerous.
Prescribing doctors may n…
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