Aspirin Use May Protect Against Breast Cancer Might an aspirin a day keep breast cancer away? A new study finds that the same pill that doctors sometimes recommend to prevent heart attacks and strokes may also reduce the risk of developing the most common type of breast cancer, according to Reuters. Researchers found that those who took daily aspirin reduced their risk of developing estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer by 16 percent. The study was published in Breast Cancer Research.

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It's been a little over a year since Joseph Schnell, an elevator construction worker from Philadelphia, had LASIK eye surgery to correct his nearsighted vision. Rather than becoming clearer and sharper, though, Schnell's vision soon was plagued by glare at night, halos, starbursts, and double images. The results, he says, have affected his mood—he became depressed and anxious shortly after the surgery.

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