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Medical Notes: Week of April 14, 2019

A major study showing a daily aspirin does nothing to prolong life, and increases risk in gastrointestinal bleeding. Then, soda with sugar and the connection to heart death and increased cancer risks. Then, how preventive road maintenance can save drivers costs. And finally, eating nuts to maintain brain function as you age.

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Published: April 14, 2019 by RHJ Producer

Millions of Americans take a low-dose aspirin every day in hopes of preventing a heart attack or stroke. But now the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association say to stop taking it if you have no history of heart attack or stroke. The new recommendation comes in the wake of a major study showing that a daily aspirin does nothing to prolong life and increases the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Experts say doctors should limit aspirin to people at high heart risk who also have a low risk of bleeding.

We’ve told you about the stroke risk connected to drinking lots of diet soda among post-menopausal women, now there’s another study showing that soda with sugar is also connected to heart death. The study in the journal Circulation finds that the risk of premature death goes up by 63 percent in women who drink more than two sodas per day and 29 percent among men. Sugary sodas increase cancer risk by 18 percent.

Nobody likes to get caught in traffic caused by road repairs but a new study in the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation finds that preventive road maintenance saves a lot of money, time, and pollution. Researchers say performing maintenance when a road is in its early failure stage ends up saving 10 to 30 percent in cost and saves drivers two to five percent in fuel consumption, tire wear, and vehicle repairs. Keeping roads in good shape also cuts greenhouse gases by as much as two percent.

And finally, you have to be nuts to maintain your brain function as you age or, more correctly, you have to eat nuts. A study in the Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging shows that eating at least two teaspoons of nuts each day can boost brain function by 60 percent, equivalent to putting off two years of brain aging.

Program #: 19-15Segment Type: Medical NotesTopics: Aging and the Elderly| Brain Function| Cancer Treatment and Research| Economics and Finance| Environmental Science and Climate Change| Infrastructure and Engineering| Neuroscience and Neurology| News and Headlines| Nutrition and Diet| Pollution| Research and Clinical Trials| Science| Transportation and Traffic SafetyMedical Conditions: Cancer| Cardiac Arrest| Cardiovascular/Heart Disease| StrokeMedical Journals: Circulation| International Journal of Sustainable Transportation| Journal of Nutrition, Health and AgingInstitutions & Organizations: American College of Cardiology| American Heart Association (AHA)Producers: Jason Dickey
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