Aspirin has been on the good side of the news before, mostly for helping people recover and reduce the risk of a recurrence after strokes and heart attacks. But this new data suggests it might be a good idea for healthy aging people, women particularly, also to ask their doctors about taking a low-dose aspirin. It just may help them stay healthier longer.

But don't start popping aspirins like little life-saving M&Ms -- too much of its "good thing" can cause ulcers and bleeding (and as with any medication, it may interact negatively with other prescriptions you take). Then on the bright side again, it is one of the most inexpensive medications out there (and these days that's special!).

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Colgate, the toothpaste company famous for their advertising slogan of "more than 80% of dentists recommend Colgate," has been "misleading" (read: more or less lying to) the public, and has been warned not to repeat it's bogus claim.

When the Advertising Standards Authority checked up on the toothpaste company's phone survey, they found that participating dentists were able to name more than one "recommended" brand. Not only was the company's implication that they were exclusively endorsed proven false, but the ASA also discovered that dentists recommended a competitors brand nearly as often as Colgate.

Just goes to show ya, be careful before believing in studies sponsored by corporations with an interest in their outcome.

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