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Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke: Know the Facts

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http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/UnderstandingOver-the-CounterMedicines/SafeDailyUseofAspirin/ucm291433.htm  

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Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Aspirin has been shown to be helpful when used daily to lower the risk of heart attack, clot-related strokes and other blood flow problems. Talk to your doctor to learn whether the risks of long-term aspirin use may be greater than the benefits.

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