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Article: MIRACLE DRUG EVERYDAY ASPIRIN CAN HELP PREVENT HEART ATTACK, STROKE - EVEN CANCER, AND RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT HOW AND WHY.(U)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- April 21, 2003
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Byline: Mariko Thompson Staff Writer
Remember the old adage about an apple a day keeping the doctor away? Well, change that to an aspirin.
The inexpensive bottle of white pills found in just about every medicine cabinet in America isn't just for headaches. A daily aspirin is proving to be a powerful agent in preventing the top three killers in America - heart disease, stroke and cancer.
The chemical form of salicin, a compound found in willow bark, aspirin was initially developed in 1897 by a Bayer chemist looking to treat his father's arthritis. Willow bark, an herbal medicine for American Indians and the Chinese, has been used to treat pain ...