Australia is both the flattest continent and, except for Antarctica, the driest. Seen from the air, its vast plains, sometimes the colour of dried blood, more often tawny like a lionâs skin, may seem to be one huge desert.
Taking aspirin in early pregnancy may trigger a miscarriage, women were warned yesterday. The claim by researchers has shocked doctors who prescribe low-dose aspirin thinking it can prevent some expectant mothers from losing their babies.
The logic is that taking an aspirin a day helps prevent heart attacks. Clinical data since the 1990s does show that a daily low dose of aspirin can help prevent a re-occurrence for people who have had a heart attack, stroke or disease of the heartâs blood vessels, the FDA says.