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Aspirin:The2,000-Year-OldWonderDrug
ByLisaCollierCool Dec12,2012 Recommend 5k 404

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Moveoverapples,theresanewsheriffintown.Itseemsthataspirinthepain relieverreliedontoeaseathrobbingheadacheorachingbacktakenonceadayin lowdosescouldbewhatactuallykeepsthedoctoraway. Multiplestudieshaveshownthat75mgadayofaspirincancutapersonsriskof coloncancerbyanywherefrom17to28percent.Italsoreducestheoddsofdying afteracoloncancerdiagnosisby30to40percent. Poppingonebabyaspirinadayhasalsobeenshowntoprotectmemoryand

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cognitivefunctioninolderadults,accordingtoastudyrecentlypublishedinBMJ Open.Thegrowingamountofresearchisfindingthataregulardoseofaspirindoes offersomeprotectionagainstthedevelopmentofdementia.Accordingtothe Alzheimer'sResearchandPreventionFoundation,thecheapover-the-counter remedycouldcuttheriskofdevelopingAlzheimersbyawhopping55percent. AsAmericanssearchforoptionstotrimthecostsofhealthcare,manyarelookingto thisaffordable,ancientremedyasawonderdrug. AspirinMayReduceCognitiveDecline

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Officiallyknownasacetylsalicylicacid(orASA),aspirinsoriginsdateback2,000 years.Referencestomedicine(madefromsalicylate-richplantssuchaswillow)being usedtotreatfevershavebeenfoundonEgyptianpapyri.In400BC,Hippocrates,the fatherofmedicine,recommendedwillowbarkwhichisrichinsalicylicacidto treatachesandpainsandasananalgesicforwomeninlabor. Willowbarkspopularitystoodthetestoftime.LegendsaysLewisandClarkreliedon

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Isanaspirinadayforyou?
Despiteitspopularity,doctorsdontreadilyrecommendaspirintotheirpatientsorsee aspirinasvoluntary. Howeverthemountingbodyofresearchpointingtoaspirinsabilitytoprotectagainst ahostofdiseasesbegsthequestion:ShouldAmericansasktheirdoctorabout incorporatinganaspirinaday? Manydoctorsdosuggestdailyaspirintherapytopatientswho: havehadaheartattackorstroke haveafamilyhistoryofcoloncancer hadastentplacedinacoronaryartery,havehadcoronarybypasssurgery,or havechestpainduetocoronaryarterydisease(angina) neverhavehadaheartattackbutareathighriskofhavingone areamanwithdiabetesolderthan50orawomanwithdiabetesolderthan60 AsktheExpert:Chemotherapy
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