Aspirin would NOT be an approved medication if it had been invented today. Period. But, sadly, it remains an easy to find, affordable over-the-counter (OTC) drug. And far too many people take it [...]
Tag: Aspirin
Aspirin: Good or bad?
Aspirin’s benefits have been long debated. And it has always been my contention that, if it were up for approval as a new drug today, its application would be denied. Of course, my biggest issue [...]
Common aspirin myth debunked!
I must have said this a million times: If aspirin had been invented today, it would not be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While people take it with good intentions, let’s not [...]
Ditch the aspirin and do THIS instead for ultimate heart protection
Yesterday, we talked about the latest reason why aspirin therapy isn’t the safest choice for patients looking to prevent cardiovascular events. Even as a form of secondary prevention (that is, [...]
WARNING: Daily aspirin therapy could be dangerous
I’ve said it countless times throughout my career: Aspirin would not be an approved medication if it had to go through the rigorous trials that most drugs go through nowadays before they come to [...]
Just say NO to that daily low-dose aspirin
Yesterday, I talked to you about the hazards of acetaminophen. So, today, let’s look at another common painkiller: aspirin. Many people take aspirin every day—for minor aches and pains, fevers, [...]
The “doctor-recommended” therapy killing thousands of heart patients every year
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An aspirin a day WON’T keep the doctor away
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m always excited when a study comes along that makes us challenge our long-held beliefs—and by “our,” I mean the vast majority of modern American medical [...]
An aspirin a day won’t keep the cardiologist away
I knew this day was going to come. It was just a matter of time. Modern medicine has built quite a house of cards with lies, deceit, half-truths, and pandering to any organization that will give [...]