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28 March, 2007 Aspirin reduces women's risk of dying from any cause: Study

Boston - Women who take aspirin in low and moderate doses reduce their risk in dying from any cause, particularly in heart disease, study concluded. Women in the study who took one to 14 aspirin a week reduced their risk of dying from heart disease by 38% and by 25% from all causes.
The research conducted by the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, was published yesterday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.The findings contradict previous research concluding that aspirin did not prevent heart disease. Mr John Baron, a doctor of Dalmouth Medical School, wrote an editorial in the journal.
Doctors in this study suggest aspirin may be beneficial as a preventive measure by protecting against the inflammation, high blood glucose levels and damage to cells from oxygen exposure. Dr Andrew T Chan, lead author of the current study, said in a statement that aspirin's overall benefits were confined to those who took no more than moderate doses and for those with more cardiac risk factors.Its benefits also increased with age but Dr Chan said the results does not suggest that all women should take aspirin.
"These data support a need for a continued investigation of the use of aspirin for chronic disease prevention,"said the study authors, who use 24years of data from 79,439 nurses enrolled in the Nurses Health Study.

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