Word: aspirins
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Each has, through individual work, contributed to the "ground-breaking discovery that aspirin and similar antiflammatory drugs prevent the body's formation of prostaglandin [chemical, substances similar to hormones], and thus prevent pain," the Nobel committee said...
That evening, grief-stricken relatives gathered at Janus' home. Someone offered to go out for aspirin. No need, said Stanley Janus, 25, Adam's younger brother, who had noticed a bottle of Tylenol in the kitchen. He and his wife Theresa, 19, each took at least one capsule. At 8:15 p.m., five hours after his brother died, Stanley was pronounced dead. Theresa died on Friday afternoon...
When Eli Lilly & Co. introduced Oraflex last May, the new anti-inflammatory drug was hailed as a breakthrough for the 30 million Americans who suffer from arthritis. Oraflex (chemical name: benoxaprofen) seemed to be less irritating to the stomach than aspirin, the staple treatment for arthritis victims. The drug produced side effects, notably an increased sensitivity of the skin and nails to the sun, but these seemed minor compared with the benefits...
...anticancer drugs kill healthy cells as well as malignant ones, and some drugs that relieve intense pain are highly addictive. A thorough review of the findings on Oraflex may show that given its benefits, the risks are as acceptable as those for other drugs in its class, including, significantly, aspirin. On the other hand, it may find that deliberate or inadvertent failure by Lilly to provide necessary but damaging information about Oraflex, coupled with a sloppy performance by the FDA, allowed on the market a drug whose risks were too high...
...parents hesitate to administer aspirin when their child has a fever. Yet, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the practice could be dangerous. The academy issued a warning last week advising its 24,000 members that aspirin should not be given to children suffering from influenza or chicken pox. Aspirin and related compounds have been statistically linked to a deadly ailment that strikes 600 to 1,200 American children a year. Reye's syndrome follows in the wake of viral illnesses, causing vomiting and high fevers and, in about a quarter of the cases, coma and death...