Aspirin Not Recommended For Healthy People

Healthy people who take aspirin to prevent heart failure and heart attacks are putting themselves at risk, according to research conducted by British scientists. Millions of people take aspirin daily to keep their arteries unclogged - but no proof exists that this actually...

Aspirin cuts stomach cancer risk

Aspirin is derived from willow bark and has been used for thousands of years to treat pain and inflammation. It's now used to help reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke and this latest report show that it can...

Plants make aspirin when they're distressed

It seems that humans are not so different from plants. We may reach for some aspirin when we are under the weather and it turns out that plants need the same thing when they're in distress. "according to new research, sending a form of the compound airborne to signal a health...

Plants in Forest Emit Aspirin Chemical to Deal with Stress

In a new study released today, it has been found that plants respond by producing an amount of a chemical form of aspirin. The study was conducted by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research...

Ecstasy Safer Than Asprin Claims Top Cop

"KILLER drug ecstasy is safer than ASPIRIN, top cop Richard Brunstrom claimed yesterday. He also repeated his call for Class A substances like heroin and cocaine to be LEGALISED. The North Wales chief...

Women - Take Some Aspirin To Stay Alive

"Women who take low to moderate doses of aspirin have a reduced risk of death from any cause, especially heart disease-related deaths, according to a new study published on Monday. Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston examined...

FDA urges mandatory painkiller warnings

"The Food and Drug Administration yesterday proposed mandatory labeling for over-the-counter painkillers aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen. The new warning labels would apply to drugs such as Johnson &...

Daily Aspirin - Should I or Shouldn't I?

"The following is a true-to-life scenario described by a doctor. It reflects an all-too-frequent problem. THE whole family was worried. Now even the doctor was too. "If his bleeding doesn't stop soon," the doctor said, "we may have to consider a blood transfusion." The man...

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