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Does daily aspirin therapy work?

New research raises questions about aspirin therapy where people take daily low doses of the drug. Three reports in the New England Journal of Medicine found that among healthy senior citizens, the death rate for those taking aspirin was higher than for those who did not. The study also found an increased risk of certain types of internal bleeding among those who take the drug and no cardiac benefit. Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the findings.

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