Donald Trump finally came clean about the mystery behind his bruised hands recently. But it ended up stirring more alarm ...

Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he takes aspirin every day to thin his blood. “They say aspirin is good for thinning the blood, and I don’t want thick blood running through my heart,” he said.

Research suggests drinking alcohol may thin the blood by affecting platelets, which are the parts of blood that initiate coagulation, or clotting. However, alcohol may also increase the risk of blood ...