Aspirin

Roc takes a regular aspirin 3 mornings a week. The benefits of aspirin were so evident in a trial of 22,071 physicians that the longest and one of the biggest clinical trials in history was halted, because it was judged immoral to continue to give half the test group placebo when the benefits of taking aspirin were so clear. Latest reports also suggest aspirin may be protective against Alzheimer's. Risks include gastric irritation, ulcers, and occasionally, kidney damage.

Recent evidence relates to those who take a baby aspirin every day, because it upsets the stomach less. However, a study not cited found that the higher dose of an adult aspirin is required at least twice a month.

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