Older adults shouldn't start a routine of daily aspirin

New guidance issued Tuesday by an influential physician group no longer advises people 60

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and older to adopt a daily aspirin regimen to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.

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the new guidance also stated that people ages 40 to 59 should only take daily aspirin

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if they have a high risk of cardiovascular disease, and then only in consultation with a doctor.

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Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in the United States

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accounting for more than one in four deaths

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