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Even many pain relievers contain caffeine. Anacin, for example, has 32 mg of caffeine in each tablet to counterbalance the drowsiness effect of pure aspirin, Weidner said...
...Beth Israel study, this problem was essentially eliminated. Only three patients had persistent side effects which required discontinuation of the therapy. In most other cases, difficulties were avoided by starting with small amounts of niacin and increasing the dosage gradually over a few weeks. Taking aspirin once or twice a day, taking the drug after meals, and using special capsules which release the niacin slowly over the course of a day were also helpful in overcoming some of the side effects. "We wanted to take away niacin's bad name," Alderman said, "and I think this study has succeeded...
...needle is always wiped clean by the skin upon removal. The doctor went on to speculate that Sunny's hospitalization three weeks before she fell into her second, irreversible coma was the result of a suicide attempt in which she had probably taken a "massive overdose" of about 65 aspirin tablets...
...succession of experts then began to unravel the prosecution's case on the basis of Sunny's medical records. One testified that Mrs. Von Bulow had taken 15 aspirin tablets, six to seven amobarbital capsules and a few stiff drinks before losing consciousness in 1980. Another asserted that Mrs. Von Bulow's comas were each caused by cardiopulmonary arrest. On Friday Dr. Arthur Rubenstein, an endocrinologist, testified that the positive insulin test results at the center of the state's case were invalid. "I personally would have no confidence in any of those values," he said. Claimed Puccio...
...this effect. Fish, specifically such cold-water species as cod, salmon, sardines and mackerel, contain certain polyunsaturated oils that are found in no other foods and have profound effects on body chemistry. A diet rich in these fats reduces the tendency of blood to clot, much the way that aspirin does; it also helps lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Both effects could help explain the low rate of heart disease in Eskimos...