Health
Aspirin helps women, too
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted June 14, 2004
An aspirin a day may help keep a heart attack away, but many women at risk for heart disease still don't take one, according to a new study. Men, by comparison are more likely to take aspirin but are less likely to follow advice about diet and exercise.
The study did uncover some good news: Men and women are getting their cholesterol and blood pressure checked at about the same rates.
Researchers for the study, which was published in the June American Journal of Preventive Medicine, used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Risk Factor Surveillance System.
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