Can Aspirin Really Keep Heart Attack Away?
According to the new guidelines issued by American Heart Association (AHA) and published in the Feb 20, 2007 issue of Circulation, Journal of AHA, all women of 65 and older should consider taking a daily dose of aspirin. In contrast to 162 mg previously, AHA recommends women with no heart disease to take a low dose of 81 mg daily while those at high risk to take 325 mg daily. It is reported that women account for nearly half of all deaths resulting from heart attack. But compared with men, they are less likely to believe that they are having a heart attack, and they are also more likely to delay getting emergency treatment. If we look at the statistics, deaths from heart attacks have steadily decreased for men during the past 20 years yet the death figures remained the same for women. Aspirin is a non-steroidal painkiller that is capable of thinning blood and it has already been given to women who are at high risk of heart attack. Although American doctors helping in formulating the gu
