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Aspirin Reduces Asthma Risk Among Older Women

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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Taking a small dose of aspirin every other day seems to reduce the risk of developing asthma among older women.

The study, appearing in the online issue of Thorax, essentially mirrors a similar study in which men taking aspirin saw the same reduced risk.

But the study authors warned that the research was still not enough to recommend taking aspirin regularly.