Elderly patients taking daily aspirin after a stroke or MI (heart attack) should be given PPIs (Proton Pump Inhibitors) to reduce the risk of bleeding according to a Lancet study of 3166 patients, which found the risk of internal bleeding is far higher than was previously thought.
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Head Office Moves Across Road The ASPREE National Co-ordinating Centre recently moved to the Alfred Centre, located across the road from our old office. After seven years on the ground floor, the Melbourne team is being treated to impressive views of Fawkner Park! It is important to note that our email and phone details have not changed and…
DetailsASPREE Ballarat team moves to new site in Wendouree Last month ASPREE Study Co-ordinators Sussan Conway and Theresa Grice relocated to their new office at the Ballarat Allergy Clinic, 1011 Howitt Street, Wendouree. ASPREE sincerely thanks Dr Harry Zehnwirth and his team for the warm welcome to the building. Telephone contact details for Sussan and…
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US ASPREE collaborators and NCI guests visit Melbourne. Earlier this month we welcomed our US research collaborators from the Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research, along with guests from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), to discuss the progress and future of the ASPREE trial and sub-studies. The Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research co-ordinates…
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Prof Chris Reid shares 30 years experience in medical research Professor Chris Reid is a Director of the Monash Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education (CCRE) in Therapeutics, Monash University. He is also a senior investigator in the ASPREE trial. In this video, produced by Australia’s peak medical research funding body the NHMRC, Chris explains ‘public…
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ASPREE study funding announcement The ASPREE study received more than $5.5 million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants announced by Minister for Health and Aged Care, Hon Sussan Ley, at Monash University on 3rd December 2016. The ASPREE Completion Project, awarded $4.8 million, and the aspirin in prevention…
DetailsHats off to our perceptive ASPREE participants! Sincere thanks to our eagle-eyed participants for advising of the misprinted phone number on the back page of the latest ASPREE ‘The Tablet’ newsletter. …
DetailsWeekly Dose: aspirin, the pain and fever reliever that prevents heart attacks, strokes and maybe cancer Andrew Tonkin, Monash University Aspirin is, like ibuprofen and Voltaren (diclofenac), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and reduce fever. What makes aspirin different from other NSAIDs is its ability to thin the blood, and it…
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Dementia Awareness Month reminds people impacted by dementia that they are not alone ASPREE warmly welcomes and thanks Ann Reilly, Acting General Manager Client Services, Alzheimer’s Australia Vic for taking the time during September, Dementia Awareness Month, to share general information and answer commonly asked questions about dementia. Ann (pictured left) continues: The prevalence of dementia is growing significantly as our Australian population…
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Today we bring you a fascinating insight into the world of retail and footwear, thanks to North West Tasmanian ASPREE participant, Mr John Pease. This article was first published on 20th July 2016 and we sincerely thank John and ‘The Advocate’ for permission to reproduce the story on our website. Pease’s well trodden trade (by Baz…
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