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...started out as a painkiller and fever reducer, but in recent decades we have learned that aspirin can also reduce the risk of heart attacks and help prevent strokes. Last week I was surprised to read in the Journal of the American Medical Association that high doses of aspirin taken for long periods of time can prevent colorectal cancer...
...this time, opposites attract: the actor and the director make a smart pair. The result is a First World story seen through the acute eyes of a Third World auteur--a film of nuance and power, flawlessly acted and an adventure to watch, with the aftertaste of an aspirin laced with cyanide...
...past decade, no such claim can be made, the spokesman said. Last month the libertarian Cato Institute issued a report, Treating Doctors as Drug Dealers: The DEA's War on Prescription Painkillers, charging that the agency exaggerated reports of OxyContin deaths and overdoses. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin and ibuprofen, which can lead to intestinal bleeding, cause 35 times more deaths a year than OxyContin, the Cato report contended, and are far less effective...
...data showed that the group of women who took aspirin were no less likely overall to develop cancer than their counterparts who were given a placebo. Aspirin did, however, seem to slightly decrease the risk of dying from lung cancer. Other studies suggest that regular aspirin use among men may help prevent prostate cancer...
Healthy middle-aged women are pretty darned healthy, and most do not need regular doses of aspirin or vitamin E. Their best bets are to stick with proven strategies like quitting smoking, being physically active and eating lots of fruits and vegetables...