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Taking a daily aspirin for heart health is not an easy call l Expert Opinion

The original recommendation to take aspirin prophylactically goes back to the 1970s and '80s. But medical science has advanced, and so should your thinking on daily aspirin.

Older adults without heart disease should not take daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.
Older adults without heart disease should not take daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.Read morePatrick Sison / AP
    by David Becker, For The Inquirer
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