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  • Aspirin-a-day doesn't help people at 'moderate' risk of heart attack

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    People who have a 'moderate' chance of a heart attack or stroke are advised to start taking an aspirin a day—but it doesn't reduce the risk, and there's a greater chance of serious gastrointestinal bleeding, new research has discovered.

    People taking aspirin were just as likely to suffer their first heart attack or stroke as others with a similar risk profile who were not on the medication. But the drug did increase the rate of gastrointestinal bleeding, researchers discovered.

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