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...These results are particularly compelling because patients enrolled in CARE already were benefiting from optimal post-heart attack treatments such as aspirin, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, bypass surgery or balloon angioplasty," Pfeffer said...
...strains, has probably been around even longer than humans. With age comes wisdom, which in the case of this virus means the ability to resist every concoction--from chicken soup to zinc lozenges--people throw at it. So far, modern medicine has met its match. Still the best treatment: aspirin, rest and lots of fluids...
Most-Told Anecdote: School nurse needed permission to give her an aspirin. She replied, "Call my dad. My mom's out of town today...
...what its normal role in the body is. Scientists believe people's Lp(a) levels are 90% determined by their genes. Lp(a) may promote cholesterol buildup on artery walls. But there is no sure way to reduce high levels of it, although the Framingham researchers speculate that aspirin, which thins the blood, may mitigate its effects. Preliminary evidence also suggests that red wine may drive down the levels of Lp(a)--possibly explaining why the French can eat lots of high-fat foods without suffering high rates of heart disease...
...Even if aspirin and Bordeaux turn out to be dead ends, a routine test for Lp(a) could prove a life-saver for men with other risk factors. The researchers found that study subjects with high levels of both Lp(a) and LDL had an especially high risk of premature heart disease. So even though such people can do nothing about their Lp(a) levels, lowering their LDL through a low-fat diet and drug treatment is more critical for them than it is for most people...