Main Page Article Search E-Lerts™ Newsletter: Current E-Lerts™ Newsletter Archives E-Lerts™ Newsletter Recipes Archives Defeat Diabetes® E-Lerts™ Newsletter Subscribe Defeat Diabetes ® News by Daniel H. Rasolt Books You Can Use™ Subscribe to Defeat Diabetes Foundation Mailings
About Diabetes Body Care Children Complications Defeat Diabetes Foundation Drugs    » ACE Inhibitor    » Actos    » Alternative Medicine    » Aspirin    » Avandia    » Byetta    » Drugs    » Exenatide    » Glargine    » Glucophage    » Insulin    » Januvia    » Lantus    » Liraglutide    » Metformin    » Recall    » Research    » Rosiglitazone    » Self-Management    » Statins    » Sulfonylureas    » Victoza Elderly E-Lerts™ Governments & Organizations Health & Fitness Insulin MADDCAP™ Mr. Diabetes® Nutrition Obesity Other Diseases Pregnancy Research Risks Self-Management Supplements Type 1 Warning Signs

 

 

 

     

Drugs » Aspirin

Search our News Articles Archives for diabetes and health news. Search by word or phrase.  The latest article will appear first.

Search For:  

Search in all categories / subcategories
Search in current category / subcategory

Resistance to Aspirin Increases Cardiovascular Event Risk Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

Patients ostensibly resistant to aspirin face significantly increased rates of life-threatening cardiovascular events, a meta-analysis has found.

Old Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Prevent And Treat Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

Researchers are reporting that an inexpensive anti-inflammatory drug similar to aspirin, salsalate, may prevent type 2 diabetes by lowering blood glucose 13 percent and reducing inflammation by 34 percent.

The Dangers of Aspirin "Resistance" Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008

A common blood-thinning treatment, often very effective in preventing blood clots and cardiovascular (CV) events (such as hearth attack and stroke), is the simple daily consumption of aspirin. A recent study has shown that those resistant to aspirin are much more likely to experience blood clots or CV events than those patients who are properly effected by aspirin consumption (aspirin "sensitive" patients).

Aspirin a Day Yes or No? Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Is an aspirin a day good for you, and how much should you take?

Aspirin Less Effective for Women for MI Prevention Posted: Friday, October 26, 2007

Aspirin does not prevent heart attack for women to the same extent that it does for men, researchers affirmed.

Risk of Stroke is High Within 5 Yrs. of Treatment of Diabetes Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

Risk of stroke is high within 5 years of treatment for type 2 diabetes and more than double that for the general population. More Reason to recommend an aspirin a day.

Resistance to Daily Aspirin Therapy Seen in Diabetics Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

Diabetic patients exhibit a higher prevalence of aspirin resistance at a dosage of 81 mg/day than do nondiabetics with coronary artery disease.

Long-Term Adult-Strength Aspirin Use May Reduce Overall Cancer Incidence Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2007

Adult-strength aspirin taken daily for 5 years or more was associated with a 15% reduced overall cancer incidence, according to the results of a large cohort study.

Aspirin Less Effective Heart Treatment for Women than Men Posted: Friday, May 11, 2007

A new study shows that aspirin therapy for coronary artery disease is four times more likely to be ineffective in women compared to men with the same medical history.

Aspirin Underused in US Adults Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

One of the factors most strongly associated with aspirin use was a discussion with a healthcare provider about its use--88% of the 41% of people who said they took aspirin regularly also said they had discussed aspirin use with their doctors.

 

 

 

 

 

 Costa Rica Travel Corp. will donate a portion of the proceeds to and is a sponsor of Defeat Diabetes Foundation.