Aspirin and paracetamol: I can’t live without them

You write that doctors push aspirin because it thins the blood, thereby reducing the risk of blood clots. Also, that new research suggests that aspirin can accelerate macular degeneration and contribute to retinal degeneration.

I have taken aspirin and paracetamol for some years and do not know how I could manage without them. – Mrs C. Gale, Guildford