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aspirin
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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aspirin acetylsalicylic acid, an analgesic and febrifuge. XIX. — G., shortened from
Acetylirte
Spirsäure ‘acetylated spiraeic acid’ +
-IN.
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Aspirin resistance attributed to noncompliance.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Noncompliance is the main cause of aspirin resistance, according to investigators who studied aspirin response in 230 people, most of whom had...classified up to 30% of the participants as aspirin resistant, but in the end, only 4% of...
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Aspirin still least expensive and most versatile drug
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 7/30/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Majerus discovered a few decades ago that aspirin can help prevent heart attacks and stroke...which has been around since the 1800s. "Aspirin is the most effective drug that we have...If we eliminated all but three drugs, aspirin would be one" we should keep, he says...
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Aspirin Responsiveness in Healthy Volunteers Measured with Multiple Assay Platforms
Magazine article from: Clinical Chemistry; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...concordance of 4 assays designed to detect aspirin responsiveness or resistance. METHODS...healthy laboratory volunteers took 80 mg aspirin for 7 days, and a subset of volunteers took 325 mg aspirin for an additional 7 days. We measured...
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Aspirin resistance linked to risk for adverse outcomes in stenting procedure.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Business Week; 12/8/2003; 700+ words
; ...resistant to the antiplatelet effects of aspirin, as determined by the Accumetrics Ultegra Aspirin Test, were found to have more than three...cardiac death after coronary angioplasty. Aspirin remains a cornerstone for the prevention...
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Aspirin use may be linked to increased risk of pancreatic cancer in women.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 1/29/2004; 700+ words
; ...com & NewsRx.net) -- Regular aspirin use for 20 years or more may be associated...Many studies have found that use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...laboratory animals have suggested that aspirin and NSAIDs may inhibit the development...
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Aspirin's takes on additional role _ preventing disease.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/19/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...into salicylic acid in the 1800s. But aspirin itself wasn't born until 1897, when...more than 100 years later, it appears aspirin's ultimate calling may be disease prevention...Studies dating from the 1970s suggested that aspirin could protect the heart. Research since...
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ASPIRIN: NEW TRICKS FOR AN OLD DRUG
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/25/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...a tamper-proof, childproof bottle. Aspirin is still most widely used for fevers...scientists are learning more each year about aspirin's diverse effects on the body, including...over the age of 50, small quantities of aspirin can reduce the risk of heart attacks by...
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Aspirin, the mighty drug.
Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO); 7/27/2007; 700+ words
; ...Majerus discovered a few decades ago that aspirin can help prevent heart attacks and stroke...which has been around since the 1800s. "Aspirin is the most effective drug that we have...If we eliminated all but three drugs, aspirin would be one" we should keep, he says...
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Aspirin Named 8th World Wonder by Majority of Americans.
PR Newswire; 8/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...Roman Coliseum, the Taj Mahal -- and aspirin? That's right! According to a new...74 percent of Americans believe that aspirin should take its place alongside the other...researchers continue to explore the role aspirin may have in the prevention of diseases...
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Aspirin Saves Lives of Cancer Patients Suffering Heart Attacks, Despite Fears of Bleeding.
PR Newswire; 1/19/2007; 700+ words
; ...often are not treated with life saving aspirin given the belief in the medical community...notion is now proven wrong and that without aspirin, the majority of these patients will...practice for cancer patients. Because aspirin can thin blood and cancer patients experience...
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Aspirin
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Aspirin Definition Aspirin is a medication given to relieve pain and reduce fever. The name "aspirin" was originally a trademark, first used when the drug was introduced in Europe in 1899. Aspirin was developed by a German chemist named Felix...
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aspirin
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
aspirin or more accurately acetylsalicylic acid...most commonly used drug after alcohol. Aspirin was originally a trade name, coined by...Supreme Court ruled that the name ‘aspirin’ had been so widely advertised...
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Neptune aspirin
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Neptune aspirin slang a depth bomb; a steel container loaded with a high explosive charge and dropped from a ship, helicopter, or aircraft on an underwater target, such as a submarine, in World War II .
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Acetylsalicylic Acid
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Acetylsalicylic Acid Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, see Figure...willow bark to relieve pain. Although aspirin is chiefly extolled for its analgesic...equally important therapeutic benefits. Aspirin is an antipyretic (feverreducing...
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Analgesia
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...the three main nonaddictive analgesics are aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen. Aspirin was first synthesized in 1853 from vinegar...industrial dyes and one year later named it aspirin. It soon became enormously popular as a pain...
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