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And forth the risk versus the benefit. >> that's an important tool. and useful tool. sanjay, what does this mean for for people who are already taking an aspirin a day? do they just stop? >> yeah. it's interesting. these guidelines, they didn't address that. and this is significant. there's probably 30 million people right now who fall into there category, taking aspirin to try to prevent a heart attack or a stroke. and about a quarter of them when we look at the studies, are doing so without a doctor's guidance. they're sort of doing it on their own. what i think they're saying clearly is you...

And then that might help you actually balance the benefits of taking a low dose aspirin versus the prevention. you got to keep in mind, people have often said it's an aspirin. how big a problem can that be? but the risk of bleeding, the risk of causing gi bleeding, the risk of bleeding elsewhere in ur your body, if you have trauma, can be significant. and that risk goes up as you get older. that's the balance. >> there is real risk. and there's now new representations to really take into account and consider. it's good to see you. thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> thank you. thank you a...

Joint guidelines with CAG address temporary interruptions, resumption, and use of reversal agents

Ibuprofen as opposed to aspirinning? different. i think a lot of people go to motrin, you buy pro fin because they have less risk of gi bleeding. aspirin has preventative measures, stops the blood from clotting so helps you not to have a heart attack, a stroke, whereas these others are showing to clot the blood and -- uma: and i think it does help with body aches and back pain and more than just a headache. it does make a difference as opposed to aspirin. >> sure. uma: could you say there would with symptoms, shortly after taking a lot of ibuprofen over a consistent period of time, that you'd ...

If you have that, then aspirin will help you tremendously. if not, don't take it. talk to your doctor and find out what the best answer is. and not everybody should take aspirin. >> first of all, i agree with that a lot. because aspirin causes over 100,000 hospitalizations a year from gi bleeding and people have high blood pressure and don't know it and they could end up with strokes. so it should be given out judiciously. we know it cuts down on the risk of heart disease. we know it reduces inflammation in the body. it's exciting because of this reason. this is ready for prime time. when you ...