Mes: agosto 2019

(CBS/AP) Yet another Michael Jackson sibling won’t attend the tribute concert for the late singer and this Jackson may be the most famous: Janet. Janet Jackson said Monday she won’t attend a planned tribute concert for her older brother Michael in Wales because the show coincides with the trial of a doctor charged in the King of Pop’s death. Pictures: Michael Jackson The singer’s one-sentence statement to The Associated Press does not criticize the show, as her brothers Jermaine and Randy have done, but cites the court case as her reason for not attending. “Because of the trial, the timing of this tribute to our brother would be too difficult for me,” her statement reads. Her statement was released on what would have been her brother’s 53rd birthday. Organizers of “Michael Forever — The Tribute Concert” have struggled to line up top-name acts and have been criticized by fans and the late singer’s estate for multiple reasons, including its costly tickets, timing and remote location. The show is scheduled for Oct. 8 in Cardiff, Wales, and the singer’s mother, Katherine, and seven luck some of her children are scheduled to attend. Christina Aguilera, Smokey Robinson, and Cee Lo Green are the top-names listed as performers so far. Organizers had to rescind an offer to the band Kiss after fans and Michael Jackson’s estate noted that singer-bassist Gene Simmons had...

Long-term daily use of aspirin may be more dangerous for elderly patients than previously thought, new research suggests. A study published in The Lancet finds that people over the age of 75 who take aspirin on a daily basis face a higher risk of serious and potentially fatal bleeding. Previous studies estimate that between 40 and 60 percent of adults aged 75 and older in the U.S. and Europe take aspirin or other antiplatelet drugs daily to prevent heart attack or strokes. Lifelong treatment with these drugs is recommended for patients who have previously had a heart attack or stroke — a regimen referred to as secondary prevention. However, this advice is based on trials mostly done in patients younger than 75, the researchers point out, with a follow up of only a few years. Past research has shown a link between antiplatelet treatment and upper gastrointestinal bleeding “We have known for some time that aspirin increases the risk of bleeding for elderly patients,” the lead author of the study, Professor Peter Rothwell of the University of Oxford in the U.K., said in a statement. “But our new study gives us a much clearer understanding of the size of the increased risk and of the severity and consequences of bleeds.” The study followed 3,166 patients in the U.K. who had previously had a stroke or heart attack and were...