mjosparky 4 #26 August 10, 2012 Quote Quote Quote well the damage of the heart attack can be reduced if on aspirin. True. "Aspirin does, however, have a significant role to play in preventing death when a first heart attack is actually experienced. Several large-scale trials have shown that taking as aspirin as soon as possible after feeling the first symptoms of a heart attack can reduce the risk of dying by 23%. Medical doctors at the Texas Southwestern Medical School have found that the aspirin should be chewed rather than swallowed whole in order to minimize the time it takes for it to take effect. Aspirin works by blocking the synthesis of thromboxane, a metabolite of arachidonic acid, which is involved in the formation of blood clots. Aspirin enters the blood stream very quickly and swallowing a chewed tablet with water was found to inhibit thromboxane formation by 50% after 5 minutes and by 90% after 14 minutes. " Feldman, M and Cryer, B. Aspirin absorption rates and platelet inhibition times with 325-mg buffered aspirin tablets (chewed and swallowed intact) and with buffered aspirin solution. American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 84, August 15, 1999, pp. 404-09 If aspirin were to be discovered today, instead of the late 1800s, we would hail it as a wonder drug. It's too cheap for the pharma establishment to do much research on it any more. Aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, is a true wonder drug. It is a pain reliever, reduces fever and works as an anti-inflammatory. It has only been recently used in heart attack prevention. It is non-prescription and cheap. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
