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Experts have warned that "healthy people should not take aspirin to prevent a heart attack because routinely taking the drug does them more harm than good," according to The Daily Telegraph.

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The latest issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin reports that the use of low-dose aspirin to protect against heart attacks and strokes in individuals yet to develop obvious cardiovascular disease, should be abandoned.

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day can help prevent heart attacks in people who've already had one.

An aspirin a day might keep the doctor away if you already have a history of heart trouble, but it may not be a good idea if you're otherwise healthy, conclude British doctors.

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Heart Disease Article Date: 04 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST The use of low-dose aspirin to ward off heart attacks and strokes in those yet to develop obvious cardiovascular disease, should be abandoned, says the latest issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin .

People with healthy hearts should not begin taking aspirin regularly in order to protect against heart attacks, according to a new study.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Our 16-year-old daughter has been battling daily headaches for the past 18 months.

With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers -- Advil, Tylenol, aspirin -- at the time of injection may blunt the effect of the shot and have a negative effect on the immune system.

Stroke prevention Aspirin a day for your heart may not be worth the risk Some doctors are concerned by the over-the-counter availability of Aspirin, because many individuals self-prescribe the drug without needing it.

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Aspirin is one of the most effective drugs available for high body temperature, pain and other problems.

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Kaiser Permanente developed the ALL initiative in 2003 to reduce heart attacks and strokes by aggressively enrolling patients with heart disease or patients over 55 with diabetes in a therapeutic program that included the use of a triad of medications: low-dose aspirin, lovastatin and lisinopril.

A reader writes, "I've been taking a baby aspirin daily for years to prevent a heart attack.

Proctor & Gamble has found itself under scrutiny by the Federal Drug Administration today.

By CLAIRE GARDNER A LAWYER who lost her hands and feet to meningitis has revealed that a doctor initially dismissed her condition as a a virusa and told her to take aspirin.

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People who develop flu symptoms shouldn't head for a doctor's office or hospital, two Monroe County doctors said Monday.

The viral e-mail claims to be a guide for treating heart attacks in the middle of the night.