An Aspirin a Day: The Wonder Drug That Could Save Your Life

By Keith Souter and Professor Tom Meade, FRS

An essential guide to the lifesaving wonder drug that can be found in every medicine cabinetBased on up-to-the-minute research, this groundbreaking book reveals how aspirin can discernibly reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, cancer, and dementia. Sharing the results of recent studies which prove that aspirin can protect against some of the worst known diseases, it explains how readers can benefit from taking even a small dose daily. As well as giving critical guidance on the pros and cons of the drug, it also sets out the many ways in which it can maintain health, looking at current research about its effects on diabetes, deep-vein thrombosis, depression, and much more. It offers advice on what to ask the doctor before adopting an aspirin regime, and outlines the possible side effects. Comprehensive and informative, this fascinating book is essential reading for everyone, explaining how an inexpensive and readily available drug can prove invaluable to good health.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael O'Mara
• Release date: Sep 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781843177180

Keith Souter

Dr Keith Souter is an established medical writer and Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He is the author of 50 Things You Can Do Today to Manage Back Pain, Understanding and Dealing with Stroke, Understanding and Dealing with Depression and Understanding and Dealing with Heart Disease.