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Aspirin leads to lower diabetes risk in men
New research has suggested that there is an association between aspirin use and a decreased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
"Analytic studies on aspirin or non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the risk of diabetes" outside of clinical trials are limited, writes Dr. Yasuaki Hayashino and colleagues of the University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
"Decreased risk of type 2 diabetes may be added to the list of clinical benefits of aspirin," they added.
"Future studies are warranted to further investigate this association," the researchers concluded.
The recommendation was only released researchers analyzed data from the Physician's Health Study, which includes 22,071 apparently healthy male physicians, and has accumulated 22 years of follow-up data.
According to the study, the men who reported taking any aspirin were 14 percent less likely to develop diabetes when compared to those who did not take aspirin.
The results of the study are published in the latest edition of the American Journal of Medicine.
Previous studies had reported that regularly taking aspirin can effectively reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in individuals with a positive history of heart attack or stroke.
Earlier, scientists had said that aspirin can protect individuals against the liver damage induced by overdosing on acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol.
-----Agencies
New research has suggested that there is an association between aspirin use and a decreased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
"Analytic studies on aspirin or non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the risk of diabetes" outside of clinical trials are limited, writes Dr. Yasuaki Hayashino and colleagues of the University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
"Decreased risk of type 2 diabetes may be added to the list of clinical benefits of aspirin," they added.
"Future studies are warranted to further investigate this association," the researchers concluded.
The recommendation was only released researchers analyzed data from the Physician's Health Study, which includes 22,071 apparently healthy male physicians, and has accumulated 22 years of follow-up data.
According to the study, the men who reported taking any aspirin were 14 percent less likely to develop diabetes when compared to those who did not take aspirin.
The results of the study are published in the latest edition of the American Journal of Medicine.
Previous studies had reported that regularly taking aspirin can effectively reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in individuals with a positive history of heart attack or stroke.
Earlier, scientists had said that aspirin can protect individuals against the liver damage induced by overdosing on acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol.
-----Agencies
