If you're having heart attack symptoms and have access to aspirin, take a full dose of 325 mg after calling the ambulance, Beachey says. (If you have baby aspirin, which comes in an 81 mg dose ...

A daily dose of baby aspirin apparently reduced mortality from a range of common cancers by an average of 21 percent, and the reduction persisted for at least 20 years, British researchers ...

Adult aspirin isn't recommended during pregnancy, but your healthcare provider may prescribe baby aspirin. Here's why.

Baby aspirin is routinely prescribed to people who survive heart attacks. But there’s another vulnerable group who benefit from daily low-dose aspirin: pregnant women at risk of developing pre ...

Aspirin has anti-clotting properties, and daily 81 mg. baby aspirin has been used for years for heart attack and stroke prevention. Heart attacks and most strokes are caused when plaque in the walls ...

No. Numerous studies have shown that standard adult tablets, which contain 325 mg, are no better than 81-mg "baby" aspirin at keeping cardiovascular disease at bay.

Because the risk of bleeding raises with dosage, if aspirin is recommended, take the lowest possible amount, which for most people is an 81 mg baby aspirin.