Aspirin is far from being the ‘wonder drug’ or ‘miracle drug’ it is often claimed to be. For example, researchers have found that elderly people who take daily aspirin tablets after a heart attack or stroke are at far greater risk of potentially fatal internal bleeding than originally thought. Published in The Lancet medical journal in 2017 by scientists at Oxford University, the analysis suggests that more than 3,000 patients die every year in the UK from long-term use of aspirin. Significantly, for people over the age of 75, the risk of suffering a disabling or deadly bleed from treatment with the drug was shown to be ten times higher than for younger patients.
In healthy, elderly people, a large clinical trial published in 2019 found that daily low-dose aspirin tablets have no effect on prolonging life. Other research has revealed that men who take daily aspirin tablets have nearly double the risk of melanoma, a type of skin cancer. The drug has also been shown to accelerate the progression of advanced cancers in older adults.
To learn how to prevent heart attacks and strokes naturally, without drugs, read Dr. Rath’s classic book, ‘Why Animals Don’t Get Heart Attacks…But People Do!’.
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October 22, 2021Americans Should Limit Use Of Aspirin To Prevent Heart Attacks Or Stroke, Medical Panel Rules
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“An influential medical panel is advising Americans over the age of 60 against taking aspirin to combat the dangers of heart attacks and strokes.” [Source: Independent.co.uk]
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Aspirin is far from being the ‘wonder drug’ or ‘miracle drug’ it is often claimed to be. For example, researchers have found that elderly people who take daily aspirin tablets after a heart attack or stroke are at far greater risk of potentially fatal internal bleeding than originally thought. Published in The Lancet medical journal in 2017 by scientists at Oxford University, the analysis suggests that more than 3,000 patients die every year in the UK from long-term use of aspirin. Significantly, for people over the age of 75, the risk of suffering a disabling or deadly bleed from treatment with the drug was shown to be ten times higher than for younger patients.
In healthy, elderly people, a large clinical trial published in 2019 found that daily low-dose aspirin tablets have no effect on prolonging life. Other research has revealed that men who take daily aspirin tablets have nearly double the risk of melanoma, a type of skin cancer. The drug has also been shown to accelerate the progression of advanced cancers in older adults.
To learn how to prevent heart attacks and strokes naturally, without drugs, read Dr. Rath’s classic book, ‘Why Animals Don’t Get Heart Attacks…But People Do!’.
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