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Article: ASPIRIN: NEW TRICKS FOR AN OLD DRUG
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 25, 1989
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The willow bark broth that might well have soothed the fevered
Cro-Magnon brow and eased the headaches of Hippocrates' patients 24
centuries ago, today comes in a tamper-proof, childproof bottle.
Aspirin is still most widely used for fevers, headaches and arthritis
pain, but new research is suggesting that the granddaddy of
over-the-counter drugs may have a myriad of other possible uses.
Much of the research remains preliminary, but scientists are learning
more each year about aspirin's diverse effects on the body, including
subtle but critical effects on the immune system.
The latest finding, in a nationwide study of more than 22,000
physicians, confirms earlier suggestions that for ...