Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, study finds, but less than half of eligible adults take it

For adults who have survived a heart attack or stroke, taking aspirin may reduce the risk of another cardiovascular event. But a new study suggests that less than half of these cardiovascular disease patients around the world are using aspirin to prevent a new event.

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