Oh how I wish that all of the health studies in the news would give the Blood Types of the participants. It could clarify so many things for me.

While we were on vacation, my Honorable Husband did a lot of reading, and he nearly flew into a panic when he read about a study that showed, “Frequent aspirin use may be associated with an increased risk of age-related macular degeneration.”

HH takes one baby aspirin every day. His doctor told him to start doing this about 5 years ago. I have supported him because he is a thick blooded type A with early onset high blood pressure and a family history that includes heart disease.

But this new study has him terrified because of his cornea transplant. Has he saved his vision from one disaster only to go blind from aspirin?

As I read the magazine article, I wished for one paragraph, even one sentence, that gave the Blood Types of the participants. If it showed that mostly Type Os were getting macular degeneration after taking aspirin, that would make sense. But the article is silent.

Family history and Blood Type both put him at risk for heart disease. How do you choose between your heart and your eyes? I advised him to keep taking the aspirin for now.

I also suggested he ask his cornea specialist if there was any Blood Type data hidden deep in the details of the study.