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...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...
...long-term project involving more than 80,000 women. Most of them took aspirin for pain. But when the researchers looked deeper, they found that those who took more than 14 regular-strength (325 mg) aspirins a week for more than 10 years lowered their risk of colorectal cancer by 53%, and those who took fewer aspirins--6 to 14 a week--were 22% less likely to come down with this often fatal disease. That could be important news, especially if you are at high risk for colorectal cancer or have a family history...
...Scotsman Sir Tom McKillop. The American's marketing skills in his previous slot helped turn potions like antiulcer Nexium into blockbusters in North America. Astra's surprisingly strong second quarter quieted some grumbling among shareholders about failed new products and other pipeline issues. Upcoming drugs to treat diabetes and cancer could help Brennan meet analysts' optimistic projections. --L.T.C...
...French sporting daily L'Equipe. Its four-page cover story on Tuesday, headlined "The Armstrong Lie," claims to have pieced together what it says is "incontestable" evidence that in 1999-the year of his first Tour victory-Armstrong used the banned substance EPO. "The extraordinary champion, the escapee from cancer, has become a legend by means of a lie," wrote L'Equipe...
...reason tanning is so seductive, according to dermatologist Richard Wagner, an author of the study, is that it gives many people an improved body image, despite the fact that they are placing themselves at high risk for skin cancer, including often lethal melanoma. There may be a physical side to the addiction too. Sunlight interacts with the skin to produce endorphins, natural opiates that send the brain a message of well-being...