If you’re a healthy middle-aged American, you might be wondering whether you should take a daily aspirin to stay healthy. Maybe you’re among the millions who already do.
After all, some research suggests that aspirin helps protect against a first heart attack or stroke and even several types of cancer. Besides, it couldn’t hurt, right? It’s only aspirin, which has been around for more than a century. It’s really cheap, and you don’t need a doctor’s prescription to buy it. You don’t even have to go to a drugstore. Just pick it up at your local grocery store, mini mart or gas station.
