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  2. 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily. What does it do?

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    But that doesn't make aspirin a prime candidate for everyone. "In cardiovascular disease, we commonly prefer blood thinning because many cardiovascular diseases are the result of blood clots ...

  3. Do doctors still recommend aspirin? Yes, but it's complicated.

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    More: Why you should reconsider taking daily aspirin What is the new recommendation for aspirin? The latest medical recommendations for aspirin require a bit more nuance, health experts say.

  4. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin is also used long-term to help prevent further heart attacks, ischaemic strokes, and blood clots in people at high risk. [11] For pain or fever, effects typically begin within 30 minutes. [11] Aspirin works similarly to other NSAIDs but also suppresses the normal functioning of platelets. [11] One common adverse effect is an upset ...

  5. Daily Aspirin No Longer Recommended for Stroke Prevention in ...

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    Nearly half of U.S. adults still believe that the benefits of taking low-dose aspirin daily outweighs the risks — despite new guidance that suggests otherwise, according to a new survey. The ...

  6. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin is non-selective and irreversibly inhibits both forms [4] (but is weakly more selective for COX-1 [5]). It does so by acetylating the hydroxyl of a serine residue at the 530 amino acid position. [6] Normally COX produces prostaglandins, most of which are pro-inflammatory, and thromboxanes, which promote clotting.

  7. Somnolence - Wikipedia

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    It is crucial to aim for objective measures to quantify the sleepiness. A good measurement tool is the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT). It assesses the sleep onset latency during the course of one day—often from 8:00 to 16:00. [10] An average sleep onset latency of less than 5 minutes is an indication of pathological sleepiness. [11]

  8. Daily low-dose aspirin has its benefits — and risks. Here's ...

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    More recently, a study of more than 100,000 people published in early August found that those who led less healthy lifestyles — they smoked, drank more alcohol and didn’t have much physical ...

  9. Excedrin (brand) - Wikipedia

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    Contains 250 mg acetaminophen, 250 mg aspirin and 65 mg caffeine. 1969: Excedrin PM – Excedrin PM is the first headache and sleeping pill combination product. [8] Contains 500 mg acetaminophen and 38 mg diphenhydramine citrate as a sleep aid. Those same active ingredients were later utilized several years later in the product Tylenol PM.