Health Beat Three hours that could save your life For many patients who have just had a stroke, every second counts. According to American Medical News, experts recently called for radical changes in the way stroke patients are cared for so t-PA, which requires careful patient screening, can be used effectively.
Conventional wisdom has it that buffered aspirin is easier on the stomach than regular aspirin.
But a recent study published in the medical journal Lancet challenges this notion. Taken in low daily doses, both plain and buffered aspirin tripled the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. What's more, taken at higher doses, buffered aspirin fared slightly worse than plain aspirin. Talk to your doctor if you take aspirin every day. Use of our site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use .