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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

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A Question About Aspirin And Age-Related Vision Loss

This image shows how macular degeneration affects a person's vision.

December 19, 2012 A study finds that taking aspirin regularly might increase the risk of macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in old age. But the evidence so far doesn't prove it's so.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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Aspirin Might Reduce Cancer Risk, But It Has Risks, Too

Aspirin helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the jury's still out on cancer.

March 21, 2012 A review of hundreds of studies found that people who take aspirin daily lowered their risk of several cancers, but the jury's still out. And daily aspirin use also has major drawbacks — including the risk of serious internal bleeding — that may outweigh the benefits.

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Friday, October 28, 2011

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Aspirin, Colon Cancer And You

A open bottle of aspirin spills onto a counter.

October 28, 2011 A study in The Lancet finds that people with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary predisposition to cancer of the digestive tract, who took aspirin twice a day for a up to 4 years were about 60 percent less likely to develop colorectal cancer those who got a placebo. But

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