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Is the statistical analysis behind this sound or does it suffer from the problems outlined in http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/57091/title/Odds_...

Also, are there any side-effects to eating an aspirin every day?



I took 100 milligrams a day for prophylactic purposes for about 5 years. It caused severe gastritis, to the extent that I had to go to hospital last year. Since having to discontinue taking it for a medical procedure, I discovered that my stomach is much better and have never taken a single pill since.


Thanks for the link. Nice quote: "In fact, if you believe what you read in the scientific literature, you shouldn’t believe what you read in the scientific literature."


It can cause bleeding.


A low dosage of 75 milligrams is still a problem?


It's actually the dose used in cardiovascular prophylaxis to prevent clotting...

You need a much higher dose to get an NSAID effect.




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