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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

It seems to really be a miracle drug

Okay, you have to watch the stomach issue, and Reye's Syndrome in children and young adults, allergies, etc., so it's not without adverse effects, but...

Aspirin cuts death risk after breast cancer: Large study of nurses showed 50 percent lower risk cancer would spread

That's rather remarkable for a very common and cheap drug that's been around in its present form for over a hundred years.

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