Side Effects Of Aspirin
“New Side Effects Found Of An Old Wonder Drug – Read This Warning Before You Cannot See!”
There was a study released in the Dec. 19th, 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
This study showed that the daily use of aspirin over a 10 yr period can cause an increased rate of Age-related Macular Degeneration ( AMD ).
AMD usually affects older adults and results in a loss of vision in the centre of the visual field ( macula ) because of damage to the retina.
It occurs in wet and dry forms and is a major cause of blindness and visual impairments in adults over 50 years of age.
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How would this serve the aging population who love to read, admire their grandchildren and watch them growing up? You kind of need your eyes for these things!
Numerous other studies have shown daily aspirin use linked to a number of problems including intestinal bleeding and other bleeding issues.
The Star-Tribune article warned in an article in June of 2012 that “ unless you are at high risk for cardiovascular disease, you probably shouldn’t take a low-dose aspirin every day, a new study suggests.
Researchers report that daily use low-dose aspirin use may significantly increase the chance of major gastro-intestinal (stomach) or cerebral ( brain ) bleeding.”
What?!!! – isn’t it aspirin that your family doctor recommends to help prevent heart attacks and strokes ( bleeding of the brain )?
What is going on here? Have we been lied to about the wonder drug called aspirin? The current study showed that daily aspirin usage for a 10 year period could double your risk of blindness from AMD!
Lead author Barbara E.K. Klein, MD from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health commented in an article covering the study by saying, “ There a lot of people taking aspirin for cardioprotection.
Heart attacks have a high risk of death, so the question is: is it worth the possible increase in [ risk for ] age-related macular degeneration, compared to the risk of getting a heart attack?”
It is up to the individual person to decide this for themselves, but may I offer something else for you to think about; there are other ways to help prevent heart disease that will not damage your eyes.
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