Aspirin cuts stroke risk, says study

WOMEN can cut their risk of strokes but not heart attacks by regularly taking low doses of aspirin and the pills help prevent both problems in women of 65 and older, a major study revealed yesterday.

The results are opposite what is known about aspirin in men, where its benefit for stroke is limited and its ability to prevent heart problems is legendary.

Since women proportionately suffer more strokes and men more heart attacks, this is generally good news, specialists said.