Baby aspirin may be the best aspirin dose for heart health, according to a new research review. A single pill of baby aspirin contains 81 milligrams of aspirin. That's about a quarter of the ...

If you're having heart attack symptoms and have access to aspirin, take a full dose of 325 mg after calling the ambulance, ...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (IVANHOE NEWSWIRE) - Preeclampsia is a condition where women develop high blood pressure, have swelling in the legs, and protein in the urine. It develops in one in 25 pregnant women ...

Preeclampsia is a condition where women develop high blood pressure, have swelling in the legs and protein in the urine. It develops in one in 25 pregnant women in the United States and is a factor in ...

As a cardiologist, I get this question all the time: "Should I take a baby aspirin?" People ask me whether aspirin would be good for their heart. In fact, the question often comes from older people, ...

Bridget Desmukes was surprised when Dr. Rita Driggers, Desmukes’ OB-GYN in Washington, D.C., recommended low-dose aspirin at her first prenatal appointment this past spring. She knew about daily ...

Researchers found the risk of brain bleeding while using low-dose aspirin outweighed any potential benefit against stroke for relatively healthy older adults -- that is, those with no history of heart ...

If there’s one rule about medications and pregnancy that I’ve heard over the past three years working as a labor and delivery nurse, it’s been this: aspirin is off-limits during pregnancy. In general, ...

Recent studies conducted by the U.S. Preventative Task Force found that taking baby aspirin as a preventive measure against heart attack or stroke does not outweigh the risk of bleeding. Dr. Magdy ...

The idea of taking a daily aspirin as a way to lower your risk of health issues has been debated by scientists for some time. A 2007 study found that some women who took a daily dose of aspirin were ...

During a recent office visit, I saw a 4-year-old child who was not one of my regular patients. He had a fever and a runny nose. His mother was giving me the child’s medical history as I began ...