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By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., About.com Guide to Heart Disease since 2000

An Aspirin a Day Keeps the Coroner Away

Monday September 29, 2003
A new study confirms yet again that, for patients with increased risk for coronary artery disease who are able to take aspirin, an aspirin a day reduces the risk of heart attack by as much as one third. The study also reconfirms that doctors actually recommend asprin to less than half the patients who should be on it. Here's another simple method for figuring out whether your doctor knows what he/she is doing. Read about it here.

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