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.
Higher doses of aspirin (such as the tablets that you might take when you have a headache) can cause complications in pregnancy, but researchers have been experimenting with lower dose aspirin or baby aspirin to see whether it might be beneficial to prevent miscarriages.