Aspirin To Prevent a Heart Attack?

[cachsux]

And of course, just to play my role of contrarian, I offer this little tidbit about aspirin. Remember it aint informed consent if you don't know about it. I believe a drug company c.e.o once said "If there aren't side effects, it's not a drug"

http://www.reyessyndrome.org/aspirin.html

I lost a cousin to this. It happens very fast and is not something to fool around with.

 

[pickup]

I've also read a few articles that suggest that Aspirin 'cuts' cancer risk.

Some suggest that the best prevention strategy might be for people to take aspirin from their mid-forties for at least ten years.

I'll still take an asprin a day... but now I'll worry about internal bleeding...

I think tumeric is also worthy of consideration when it comes to cutting cancer risk.

No need to go into a vitamin shoppe and pay outrageous money for a small amount when you can go into an indian(not native american) community and hit one of their stores and get a large amount for a cheaper price.

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/turmeric/ataglance.htm

that's just one link, there is much out there on the internet about tumeric

 

[pickup]

I lost a cousin to this. It happens very fast and is not something to fool around with.

I'm sorry to hear that. I never heard about Reye's syndrome until recently and it was in passing as the speaker was using it as an example of stuff we aren't told about. . I looked it up later.

 

[pickup]

Atleast Boeing caught on to metric... would be ashamed if they couldn't sell planes worldwide, unlike the american cars (only good for America).

Some americans have gotten used to metric. Like Steve (81 mg). Or the worldwide sports, it's 100 meter run or swim.

I guess, once again, we owe the french gratitude for being the first to refine and adopt the metric system in 1791.

 

[cachsux]

I guess, once again, we owe the french gratitude for being the first to refine and adopt the metric system in 1791.

And for getting us into just about every war,directly or indirectly.

 

[pickup]

And for getting us into just about every war,directly or indirectly.

You know, you're more right than I initially thought you were. My main point was that Canada DID NOT invent the metric system and I trying to indirectly point that out to Klein.

 

[OldUPSDriver]

I am "in-Klein_ed" to say you did make your point.

 

[Catatonic]

Atleast Boeing caught on to metric... would be ashamed if they couldn't sell planes worldwide, unlike the american cars (only good for America).

Some americans have gotten used to metric. Like Steve (81 mg). Or the worldwide sports, it's 100 meter run or swim.

Klein, all of our pharmaceuticals are pkg'd like this, in mg.

He is amusing though ... good for at least one chuckle per day.

 

[cachsux]

You know, you're more right than I initially thought you were. My main point was that Canada DID NOT invent the metric system and I trying to indirectly point that out to Klein.

They didn`t invent it but did surrender to the idea in less than two weeks.

 

[klein]

How old are you, BB?

I run 5000m, 10000m and longer races which are better known as 5k's and 10k's but a marathon will always be 26.2 miles to me.

There is such a thing as flush free niacin, ya know. Ask your Dr if he can give you your meds with the flush free variety. My wife got a niacin flush once and it was like sunburn, LOL.

Marathon is 40 clicks (km)

 

[Jones]

Marathon is 40 clicks (km)

You're just making a joke, right? If not, you need to check your math.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

26.2 miles * 1.6 = 41.92 km

 

[Jones]

Actually, it's 26 miles 385 yards, which measures out to 42.195 km.
More than you ever wanted to know....

 

[wkmac]

Here's an alternative to aspirin for consideration

 

[cheryl]

Does an aspirin a day keep cancer at bay?

An aspirin a day could protect against a host of cancers. Even low daily doses of the drug have been found to cut the rate of cancer deaths by a third. Given the other strings in the drug's bow, aspirin might be fulfilling its "wonder drug" expectations.

In the study, Peter Rothwell, at the University of Oxford, and colleagues followed up over 25,000 patients enrolled in eight clinical trials assessing the effects of daily aspirin. The group found that even a low dose reduced the rate of cancer deaths by 21 per cent during the trials. What's more, five years later, the rate had dropped by a third.

The effects were also long-lasting. While the trials lasted between four and eight years, a reduction in cancer deaths of 20 per cent was still seen 20 years later in those taking aspirin.

The team also report in The Lancet that the greatest benefits were enjoyed by those who had taken the pill over the longest period of time.

The new findings are likely to boost aspirin's superhero status. Already hailed a "wonder drug", daily aspirin has been suggested to reduce general mortality in women by 25 per cent and is known to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.