PROFESSOR ROGER KNAGGS is the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s spokesperson on pain-relief medicine, and honorary secretary of the British Pain Society, britishpainsociety.org
While aspirin may be outdated for easing aches and pains, a low dose appears to be the go-to for cutting heart attacks and stroke.
And research suggests that if you take it for at least six years, it could reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by 19 per cent and gastrointestinal cancer by 15 per cent. It may also have plaque-reducing properties to protect the brain.