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Archive of: September, 2018

New study confirms healthy people aged 70yrs+ should not routinely take aspirin. Evidence shows it does not improve health and does increase risk of a major bleeds

Elderly people in good health should not take an aspirin a day, according to a major study in the US and Australia.

There are proven benefits of the drug for people after a heart attack or stroke.

But the trial found no benefit for healthy people over the age of 70, and the pills increased the risk of potentially fatal internal bleeding.

Experts described the results as very important and cautioned against self-medicating with aspirin.