Aspirin
Anti-inflammatory
Soldiers Project helps vets cope with war's mental scars...counseling to service members and their families at no charge. Before he was deployed to Iraq, Scott Shore refused to take aspirin for headaches. Six years later, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Shore's daily... In this article: Los Angeles, Iraq, Department of Veterans Affairs, Insomnia, Aspirin, and Chicago |
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Medical News Today | 1 day ago
AstraZeneca Submits US New Drug Application For Ticagrelor (BRILINTA(TM)), An Investigational Antiplatelet Agent
...Inhibition and Patient Outcomes), the Phase III head-to-head trial comparing ticagrelor plus aspirin with clopidogrel (Plavix®) plus aspirin. Ticagrelor is the first reversibly binding oral P2Y12 adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor...
In this article: AstraZeneca, Plato, Clopidogrel, Myocardial infarction, FDA, P2Y12, and United States
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Times Online | 2 days ago
Mint tea 'as effective as aspirin, scientists find
...the paws of the mice. When the mice felt pain they would instinctively lick their paw. For both the aspirin and the mint tea, the mice took longer before they reacted to the beam, implying an increased tolerance. The two treatments were...
In this article: Newcastle University, Salicylic acid, Opium, Arthritis, Brazil, and New Delhi
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Daily Express | 3 days ago
Pain relief: Mint tea can be as good as paracetamol
...as good as paracetamol PAIN RELIEF: MINT TEA CAN BE AS GOOD AS PARACETAMOL MINT tea is as effective for treating pain relief as aspirin, according to a new study. Research has found that a cup of Brazilian mint tea has pain relieving...
In this article: Paracetamol, Newcastle University, Indometacin, and Brazil
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European Journal of Public Health | 3 days ago
Could recommendations about aspirin prophylaxis enhance colorectal cancer screening programmes?
...University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved. Commentaries Could recommendations about aspirin prophylaxis enhance colorectal cancer screening programmes? 1 NHS Wales, Hoel Cropin,...
In this article: Cancer, Adenoma, Wales, UK, All rights reserved, E mail, Causality, and Cardiff University
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Medical News Today | November 16, 2009
New Mechanism Identified For Beneficial Effects Of Aspirin In Cardiovascular Disease
...at the American Heart Association's Annual Scientific Sessions meeting in Orlando, FL, the first data in humans to show that all doses of aspirin used in clinical practice increase nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is released from the blood...
In this article: Stroke, Florida Atlantic University, Cardiovascular disease, Medical advice, Heart transplant, and Myocardial infarction
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Daily Mail | November 09, 2009
Hard facts to swallow on aspirin as doctors warn of dangers
...there is anything specific to your medical history that would mean you should continue. Q: What does aspirin actually do? A: Aspirin works to prevent heart attacks and strokes by stopping blood clots that are often the cause. There are...
In this article: Stroke, Cardiovascular disease, Cancer, The Lancet, Ibuprofen, Pancreatic cancer, Obesity, and Sugar
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Scotland on Sunday | November 07, 2009
Is routine aspirin use not advised?
...in full you must be registered with the site. Published Date: 07 November 2009 Experts have warned that "healthy people should not take aspirin to prevent a heart attack because routinely taking the drug does them more harm than good,"...
In this article: Stroke, Cardiovascular disease, BMJ Group, The Daily Telegraph, and UK
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CNN | November 04, 2009
Daily aspirin risk may outweigh benefit
...as likely to have upper gastrointestinal problems, such as an ulcer with complications, than those not taking aspirin (even if the aspirin is buffered or has a protective coating to limit stomach problems). Health.com: Cholesterol-lowering...
In this article: Stroke, Steven E. Nissen, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Cholesterol, Cardiovascular disease, U.S., E mail, Diabetes, and American Diabetes Association
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Medical News Today | November 03, 2009
Use Of Low Dose Aspirin To Protect Against Cardiovascular Disease Should Be Abandoned
...Date: 03 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST The latest issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) reports that the use of low-dose aspirin to protect against heart attacks and strokes in individuals yet to develop obvious cardiovascular...
In this article: Cardiovascular disease, Stroke, Heart transplant, Hypertension, and European Union
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BBC News | November 02, 2009
Aspirin 'only for heart patients'
...disease the risk of serious bleeding outweighs the potential preventative benefits of taking aspirin. "We advise people not to take aspirin daily, unless they check with their doctor. "The best way to reduce your risk of...
In this article: Cardiovascular disease, Royal College, Stroke, Royal College of General Practitioners, British Heart Foundation, and Saturated fat
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Description from Wikipedia:
Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid (A.S.A.) (IPA: /əˌsɛtɨlsælɨˌsɪlɨk ˈæsɨd/), is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication.
In countries where Aspirin is a registered trademark owned by Bayer, the generic term is "A.S.A."
Aspirin also has an antiplatelet or "anti-clotting" effect and is used in long-term, low doses to prevent heart attacks, strokes and blood clot formation in people at high risk for developing blood clots. It has also been established that low doses of aspirin may be given immediately after a heart attack to reduce the risk of another heart attack or of the death of cardiac tissue.
The main undesirable side effects of aspirin are gastrointestinal—ulcers and stomach bleeding—and tinnitus, especially in higher doses. In children under 19 years of age, aspirin is no longer used to control flu-like symptoms or the symptoms of chickenpox, due to the risk of Reye's syndrome.
Aspirin was the first-discovered member of the class of drugs known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), not all of which are salicylates, although they all have similar effects and most have some mechanism of action which involves non-selective inhibition of the enzyme cyclooxygenase. Today, aspirin is one of the most widely used medications in the world, with an estimated 40,000 metric tons of it being consumed each year.
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