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Re:Aspirin Really Is Kind of a Wonder Drug, Studies Continue... by spoiledtechie on Monday April 30, 2012 @01:16PM (#3910210)
Oh god no. Please keep in mind, Aspirin also kills over 20,000 people annually from both gastrointestinal problems and Reye Syndrome.

It might do wonders for the many, but it also has harmful side effects. Me personally knowing and feeling the anguish of those who has lost loved ones to Aspirin.

I personally will NEVER take aspirin opting for other forms of medication.

http://www.wddty.com/aspirin-it-kills-20-000-americans-every...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reyes_syndrome

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Re:Aspirin Really Is Kind of a Wonder Drug, Studies Continue... by carbocation on Monday April 30, 2012 @01:46PM (#3910362)
Reye syndrome affects children under 19 (some say under 16) with a median age of 6 who ingest aspirin after a (typically) viral infection. It is not something that adults should be worried about.
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Re:Aspirin Really Is Kind of a Wonder Drug, Studies Continue... by duncanj on Monday April 30, 2012 @01:44PM (#3910346)
"NSAIDS such as asprin" (wddty.com). So that means that 20,000 is ascribed also to ibuprofen, naproxen, ketoprofen, ketorolac, etc. While there is risk from all of them, the risk is dose-dependent.
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Re:Aspirin Really Is Kind of a Wonder Drug, Studies Continue... by spoiledtechie on Monday April 30, 2012 @01:59PM (#3910426)
The comment was for aspirin daily. So dose dependent is definitely a big thought here.
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Re:Aspirin Really Is Kind of a Wonder Drug, Studies Continue... by jsprinkles on Monday April 30, 2012 @03:20PM (#3910912)
You'd probably ridicule Jenny McCarthy for what she says about vaccines, but your comment is roughly the same thing.
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Re:Aspirin Really Is Kind of a Wonder Drug, Studies Continue... by spoiledtechie on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @12:00AM (#3912936)
Thanks for the constructive thoughts you add to HN.
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Re:Aspirin Really Is Kind of a Wonder Drug, Studies Continue... by jsprinkles on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @12:02AM (#3912941)
Thanks for the ad hominem instead of refuting my point. I attacked your comment, not you.

Digging deeper into the Jenny McCarthy hole, frankly.

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