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Aspirin’s heart benefits not a slam dunk

No survival gain found in people age 60 and over who took daily dose

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GOOD AND BAD  In older people with risk factors for heart disease, aspirin prevented some nonfatal heart attacks but didn’t affect survival rates in a five-year study.

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By Nathan Seppa

- More than 2 years ago

An aspirin a day doesn’t lessen the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke in people who have never previously experienced either, researchers in Japan report.