Article: Doubts on Vitamin E, Aspirin for Prevention; Study Discounts Protection Against Cancer in Women

Article: Study: Aspirin Prevents Strokes in Women
AP Online;  March 7, 2005 ;     647 words ......transfusion occurred in 127 women on aspirin and in 91 women taking dummy pills...other more in men and women. The dose of aspirin in this study also was...could be that men and women respond differently to aspirin," Nabel said. ___ On...

Article: Aspirin regimen could help women: Supplements of Vitamin E, however, are not worth taking, new study reveals
Charleston Daily Mail;  March 7, 2005 ;     499 words ......taking low doses of aspirin, and the pills...both problems in women 65 and older...researchers believe, to aspirin's well-known anti-clotanti-clotting properties. Women 65 and older got...occurred in 127 women on aspirin and in 91 women taking dummy pills...

Article: Moderate use of aspirin may reduce death risk for women: study
Xinhua News Agency;  March 27, 2007 ;     421 words ......from cardiovascular disease (women who used aspirin had a 38 percent lower risk) than for death from cancer (women who used aspirin had a 12 percent lower risk...results do not suggest that all women should take aspirin. "Nevertheless, these data...

Article: Study: Aspirin prevents strokes but not heart problems for most women
AP Worldstream;  March 7, 2005 ;     649 words ......transfusion occurred in 127 women on aspirin and in 91 women taking dummy pills...other more in men and women. The dose of aspirin in this study also was...could be that men and women respond differently to aspirin," Nabel said. ___ On...

Article: Aspirin's Benefits Differ for Women; Strokes Averted, Not Heart Attacks
The Washington Post;  March 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Aspirin does not protect women against heart attacks in the...is not the case for men. For women 65 and older, aspirin does lower the chances of having...their doctors. In the study, women taking aspirin did suffer from more bleedi

Article: Aspirin's prevention of preeclampsia confirmed in metaanalysis.(Women's Health)(side effects of Aspirin)
Family Practice News;  August 15, 2006 ;     395 words ......involved more than 30,000 women. Prophylaxis with aspirin also led to a similar reduction...States do not now prescribe aspirin to women at risk for preeclampsia...unable to find any subset of women for whom aspirin was ineffective for preventing...

Article: An aspirin a day can lower stroke risk for women.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  March 8, 2005 ;     629 words ......time that regular low- dose aspirin benefits women. Most previous research has...uncertain whether to recommend aspirin to women with heart disease risk factors...hormones after menopause. But 127 women on aspirin suffered stomach or intestinal...

Article: Aspirin's benefits for women different from those for men: Good against stroke, but no help for heart till 65
Charleston Gazette;  March 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ......major new study found that aspirin helps healthy women avoid strokes but makes...transfusion occurred in 127 women on aspirin and in 91 women taking dummy pills. "Is...other more in men than in women. The dose of aspirin in this study also was...

Article: Aspirin may block strokes in women; Study results mixed on its anti- heart attack benefits
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ......on the protective effect of aspirin in women. Researchers have long known...heart attacks by 34%. For women between 45 and 65, aspirin offered no heart protection...recommendations that advised against aspirin use in women at low risk for a heart attack...

Article: ASPIRIN MAY HELP WOMEN AVOID HEART ATTACKS.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  July 25, 1991 ;     448 words ...Byline: Newsday Women who take aspirin regularly seem at less risk...aspirin a week, compared with women who took no aspirin. The greatest benefits were...Medical School, which did the aspirin study with women, said it is not clear-cut whether...

Article: New AHA Guidelines Reinforce Importance of Aspirin as a First-Choice Therapy for Preventing Cardiovascular Events in Women.
PR Newswire;  February 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......for physicians on the use of aspirin for women of all ages, with an emphasis...guidelines recommend consideration of aspirin for women of all ages, including younger...the importance of considering aspirin for women at high risk for cardiovascular...

Article: Aspirin prophylaxis cuts strokes in healthy women: benefits clearest for those 65 and older.(Gynecology)
OB GYN News;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......benefits of regular aspirin will outweigh the risks. For women 65 and older, the risk...entered the study. The women were randomized to the aspirin regimen or placebo...was about 2.4% in the women who took aspirin and about 2.6% in those...

Article: Aspirin prophylaxis cuts strokes in healthy women: benefits clearest in those 65 and older.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Family Practice News;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......entered the study. The women were randomized to the aspirin regimen or placebo, which...was about 2.4% in the women who took aspirin and about 2.6% in those...regimen. Prophylactic aspirin is an option for women aged 65 or older if their...

Article: Aspirin helps prevent strokes but not heart problems in women, study finds
AP Worldstream;  March 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ......major new study found that aspirin helps healthy women avoid strokes but makes...transfusion occurred in 127 women on aspirin and in 91 women taking dummy pills. "Is...other more in men than in women. The dose of aspirin in this study also was...