Daily low-dose aspirin does little to prevent first heart attacks or stroke, but may increase the risk of bleeding inside the skull in older adults, according to Healthline. Researchers analyzed survey data from over 19,000 older adults and found that daily aspirin did not reduce the risk of ischemic stroke, but increased the risk of hemorrhagic stroke, or bleeding into the skull, by about 38 percent.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
