Aspirin

Doctors prescribe aspirin for a variety of ailments. Aspirin has been used for many decades and has a long history of relatively safe usage. However, scientists are learning that all is not well with aspirin.

Regular aspirin use appears to be associated with an increased risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a leading cause of blindness in older people, and it appears to be independent of a history of cardiovascular disease and smoking, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine.