Aspirin, or its earlier incarnations, has been around for thousands of years as an effective pain management remedy. And it’s been prescribed in a low-dose baby aspirin formula for decades as an effective preventive strategy for people who are at risk for a 2nd heart attack or stroke, or for people at high risk for a heart attack. But what about taking aspirin if you’re healthy with a low risk of a heart attack? Wouldn’t it make sense for you to take a baby aspirin as well, to ward off a potential heart attack? What would be the harm? According to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, for people with low risk, low-dose daily aspirin does not appear to lessen the risk of a cardiovascular event, nor does it extend periods of health or lower your risk of dying. What it does seem to do, however, is increase your risk of a serious bleed such as a gastrointestinal bleed or brain hemorrhage. So, while always consulting with your physician, you may want to take the advice of noted geriatrician Dr.Muriel Gillick and stop taking that daily baby aspirin if you are at low risk for a heart attack.