Aspirin

News

1. ABC News Chief Health and Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser Launches New Health Advice Book

   Mon, 1 Apr 2013

   a day to stay healthy?" Taking control of your health: "Does Doctor know best?" Prevention: "Should I take a daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack, stroke, or cancer?" Caring about the health of the nation for over twenty years, Dr. Besser
2. 
   Fearing Cancer, Woman With Lynch Syndrome Has Colon Removed

   Mon, 11 Mar 2013

   most effective screening tests in all kinds of cancer." He also cited a recent study in the United Kingdom that showed daily aspirin can reduce people's chances of developing colon cancer by as much as 50 percent. Even Lynch himself admits the surgery is
3. 
   Aspirin Linked to Lower Risk of Deadly Skin Cancer

   Mon, 11 Mar 2013

   at the relationship between aspirin use and melanoma," said ABC association between taking aspirin and having a lower risk of melanoma and some have not." Aspirin , or acetylsalicylic acid , is an ancient painkiller
4. Over 50? Join to 'Colonoscopy Club'

   Thu, 7 Mar 2013

   medical problems in my family." " OK, do you take a baby aspirin ?" he asked, alluding to the drug's benefits for people factors. "I'd be more concerned about side effects from the aspirin ." "Well, I think it would be a good idea," he replied
5. Daily Aspirin Is Not for Everyone

   Thu, 21 Feb 2013

   from becoming blocked, his doctors prescribed daily aspirin . Aspirin works in part by inhibiting the clotting effects of with proteins in your blood to stop the bleeding. Aspirin in your blood prevents your platelets from sticking
6. 
   Quotes of the Week: 'Welcome Home Ethan'

   Sat, 9 Feb 2013

   the $1 million jackpot. "I almost had a heart attack," said Stephen, who owns a plumbing company. "I had to have an aspirin ." On Sunday, they stopped at the convenience store again and bought six tickets "just for the heck of it, because it was
7. 
   Tired? It Could Be Your Heart

   Thu, 7 Feb 2013

   of these symptoms, don't ignore them. Call 911 and say, "I think I may be having a heart attack." Then crush up an aspirin and swallow it, sit down and wait. When you get to the hospital, demand a thorough evaluation. Women often experience delays

Videos

1. 
   James Gandolfini Heart Attack Details Revealed

   Sat, 22 Jun 2013

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2. 
   New Medical Study Links Aspirin to Vision Loss

   Tue, 22 Jan 2013

   million people are taking some kind of aspirin every day to prevent heart attacks and leading medical journal, journal says daily aspirin could be linked to a small increase in 400 people for 15 years and found that aspirin doubled your risk of macular degeneration

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   tonight about modern health. 43 million people are taking some kind of aspirin every day to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Bu the leading medical journal, journal says daily aspirin could be linked to a small increase in macular degeneration. A lot of questions tonight. Abc's chief medical editor dr. Richard besser is here. So, exactly how much? Reporter: Well, it was a study out of australia. They looked at 2,400 people for 15 years and found that aspirin doubled your risk of macular degeneration, which causes blindness. The risk is small. 3.5%. If you add that to aspirin causing internal bleeding, you have to make sure you are going to benefit from being on aspirin . Report . All the people who take aspirin , thinking it's for their health, where do you start tonight? What do you ask your doctor? Reporter: If you've had a heart

   be on a drug that can cause problems. And even the tiny aspirin is still aspirin . Reporter: That's right. It can cause problems. All right, thank you richard besser.
3. 
   Excedrin Plant Problems Spur Black Market

   Tue, 10 Jul 2012

   second half of the year. Excedrin is not the first over-the-counter While you're waiting for excedrin to come back, experts say it has the same amount of aspirin , acetaminophen and caffeine, as excedrin , it should work just as well

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   For the last six months, the popular pain reliever, excedrin , has been missing from stores, because of trouble in their production factory. It's created a bit of a black market for the drug. And jim avila joins us with details. Good morning, jim. Reporter: Good morning, george. Excedrin , temporarily taken off the market for quality issues, is now selling for ridiculous prices on the black market. It's one of the hottest and most unlikely commodities on the internet. Excedrin . The popular headache drug, going FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON eBAY. Targeting consumers desperate for relief. Six years ago, I made the switch to excedrin migraine. And it really, really worked. Reporter: Erin has been suffering from migraines for 16 years. And said for her, generic is just not the same. In a particular situation, i didn't feel that the generic affected me as positively as the name brand. Reporter: Erin was forced to switch after the company that manufactures excedrin , voluntarily recalled its excedrin products. It suspended operations in january, after learning some bottles might have been contaminated. In a statement to abc news, novartis says it's working hard to get production back up and running. And expects to begin shipment of limited portfolio products in the second half of the year. Excedrin is not the first over-the-counter drug to go temporarily missing. In 2010, certain children's tylenol, motrin, zyrtec, and other benadryl products were recalled after concerns that they did not meet quality standards. While you're waiting for excedrin to come back, experts say, go for the generic. If it has the same amount of aspirin , acetaminophen and caffeine, as excedrin , it should work just as well. Reporter: Buying any medicine over the internet can be risky.
4. 
   Aspirin Helps Reduce Cancer-Death Risk, Study

   Wed, 21 Mar 2012

   Now two important news for your health aspirin most comment on the world. May cut the lancet and the headline here. Taking one aspirin a day for five years cut the overall risk 15%. So. Should we all start taking aspirin doctor Karen Latimer position frequent

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   Now two important news for your health aspirin -- most comment on the world. May cut the risk of dying from many types of cancer this according to new studies in the British Medical Journal the lancet and the headline here. Taking one aspirin a day for five years cut the overall risk of dying from cancer by 15%. So. Should we all start taking aspirin doctor Karen Latimer -- position frequent contributor to ABC's healthy living joins us now. And -- insist on the people who took aspirin and aspirin every -- less likely. To get cancer to have the cancer spread to die from cancer so should we all start taking aspirin well. Wait a minute. And the -- is huge just don't completely impressive because it gives us a huge body of evidence the first only really had to say that there is. Possibly a very positive link between aspirin and cancer but I do think it has to -- and people have to. Consider a lot of things before they just start popping aspirin every -- looking at specific types of cancer breast cancer obviously in the foreground so important -- millions of women can it help there. You know it's interesting because at first -- when you look at the studies it's looking more gastrointestinal cancers but if -- look a little closer there is some hope for breast cancer. And I think it's very interesting we're -- -- see some things pan out it'll be more research but. It definitely some hope that it does sound easy you take an aspirin a day three to five years and again your rates of contracting cancer die of cancer from -- reduced but there are risks involved in taking him of course nothing is -- in their risks every medication the -- of aspirin most notably. Are bleeding gastrointestinal bleeding and intra -- hemorrhage so there are certain people who should not take aspirin -- you're the expert here obviously Derek says it does is twist to make how do we make it. Make it with your physician. Don't -- to the pharmacy right now start popping -- there is -- certain people who should absolutely taking aspirin day and there are some people who shouldn't and is gray area in between in the Stephanie conversation you wanna have with
5. 
   Aspirin Risk Greater Than Previously Thought

   Tue, 5 Jun 2012

   Healthy living that aspirin alert and the growing trend among a risk of believing. Even from low dose aspirin every day is greater than they thought big deal we've known for years that aspirin can cause bleeding. But here they look

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   Healthy living that aspirin alert and the growing trend among a lot of people. Of taking a small last for low dose every day to prevent heart attacks and strokes well today the journal of the American Medical Association. Raised a red flag saying the risk of believing. Even from low dose aspirin every day is greater than they thought maybe he's after Richard -- here to explain what this means this was a big -- rich this is this is big deal we've known for years that aspirin can cause bleeding. But here they look at hundreds of thousands of people who were on low dose aspirin . Because they risk factors for heart disease like high blood pressure high cholesterol. And they found that the risk of bleeding was five times as great as we originally thought. Now now here's why that matters city took 101000 people with risk factors for heart disease and you put them on low dose aspirin . You would prevent about seven heart attacks not a lot. But at the same time you would see five people with serious

   not a great tradeoff. And tell me how -- leaving works so aspirin does -- -- he can directly irritate your stomach can cause bleeding and then it prevents that bleeding from -- You take a look at this this is the normal situation if you have a little -- in a blood vessel. The platelets come together with proteins in your -- in form and nice strong clock. OK but if you put aspirin on board this situation is very different. Those platelets don't come together well that clock is going to be weak and leaky -- blood can leak into your brain -- in your intestine and that can be deadly. So this new study got to change the recommendation of doctor well I think it will you -- if you've had a heart attack. Continue taking their baby aspirin it's not gonna change that but everyone else I want to send you back to your doctor too good to talk about
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   Melanoma Skin Cancer Risk in Women Could Be Reduced by Aspirin Use

   Mon, 11 Mar 2013

   Scientists say regular doses of aspirin may lower the risk of the deadliest type of skin cancer besser breaks it down for us. Reporter: Cheap, common aspirin . Do any of you take aspirin to prevent heart disease in. Yes. What would you say

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   Scientists say regular doses of aspirin may lower the risk of the deadliest type of skin cancer, melanoma in some women. Abc's chief medical editor dr. Richard besser breaks it down for us. Reporter: Cheap, common aspirin . Do any of you take aspirin to prevent heart disease in. Yes. What would you say if I told you it might help prevent skin cancer too? Oh, that's better, right? Reporter: Yeah! Reporter: A new study, one of the largest of its kind, looked at 60,000 older caucasian women. They're the most likely to get melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Those who took aspirin aast twice a week had a 20% lower risk of developing melanoma. Women who took an aspirin for five years or more? The risk was down 30%. Researchers believe aspirin may kill cancer cells, and even new -- stop new ones from forming. Other studies have shown aspirin reducing the risk of stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, and this study suggests that maybe it will work for melanoma, too. Reporter:20% of us, and nearly half of all seniors, take aspirin regularly for heart disease and aches and pains. But it's not without risks. You don't need a prescription to buy asrin, but that doesn't mean it's not a real drug. effects -- stomach ulcers and bleeding -- so don't take aspirin unless your doctor recommends it. But if this research pans out, help against cancer may end up costing just a few bucks
7. 
   Is Aspirin a Miracle Drug?

   Mon, 1 Mar 2010

   that breast cancer survivors who take aspirin regularly maybe less likely to have breast they found retrospectively. Is that the aspirin . Anywhere from two to five times per it's because it shows that it daily aspirin doesn't help as much as almost every

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   encouraging news recently. A study found that breast cancer survivors who take aspirin regularly maybe less likely to have breast cancer occurrences or to die from breast cancer. Joining me now with much more as

   breast cancer. And what they found retrospectively. Is that the -- -- aspirin . Anywhere from two to five times per week -- significantly. Reduced risk of breast cancer recurrence over sixty -- reduced risk. And so many what percent risk. Reduce. From death from all causes now interestingly the women the telecast and five times a week had still had a risk reduction but it was a lower reduction -- -- -- or. I want it's because it shows that it daily aspirin doesn't help as much as almost every. On and which are not low does return it 75 to 81 milligrams. Saturday -- these women were taking it because they somehow knew that this might reduce their risk of breast cancer recurrence. In general they were taking -- to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. Our heart attack so we have many studies that show. That daily aspirin therapy can significantly reduce your -- at risk of death from cardiovascular disease -- about 25%. And -- risk of overall mortality.

   Tynan -- -- -- and does not happy anti inflammatory properties that aspirin -- -- historical anti inflammatory drugs do so they did not see the benefit. From -- and so what is it in aspirin and that affects the tumors and that's the million dollar question right there I wish I knew I -- -- of upright and out at. But what we believe it is is that it has anti inflammatory properties we do have other studies it's shown similar benefit. Aspirin to reduce the risk of colon rectal cancer. Now of course we have to do prospective clinical trials before we start recommending this to everyone. I think it's a good question for women who -- breast cancer survivors to now ask their doctors. Women who are currently on chemotherapy or radiation however should not be asked so who should take aspirin and so who should -- easy answer and you and his doctor has told them -- On anyone who wants this benefit who does not have. A Contra indication Contra indication means no way no how over my dead body and that's if you bleeding disorders appear of their it to aspirin . If you certain liver and kidney nasal polyps other problems. Or if your child fourteen years under with a fever and -- get pricing but the people who should -- the US preventive services task force says. That man 45. To 79%. After breast -- that's for cardiovascular benefit. And women 55 to 79. Should consider the -- and use of a low dose aspirin daily for cardiovascular risk reduction. If their benefits potentially -- any outweigh any risks from the aspirin . Which is primarily gastrointestinal. Payments on its plan to cut their doctorate. And -- -- -- -- -- they don't talk about