In article  Kendall K. Down  writes:
>In message 
>          bobbie sellers  wrote:

>> Aspirin is not safe and anyone who says so in view of the number
>> of problems it can cause is failing to examine the situation.  I speak
>> from personal experience here.

>When used as directed, aspirin is safe. It is only when someone takes an
>overdose that it causes harm.

Not for people who are allergic to aspirin.  Note that even non-overdose
amounts can have deadly consequences -- such as Reyes syndrome (which is
why people are counseled not to give aspirin to children).

>problems, I rarely take even aspirin and would rather put up with a mild to
>moderate headache.

I take a daily low-dose aspirin to help protect against heart attacks.  Of
course, based on recent research, I should probably stop that.

My wife takes a daily full-dose aspirin because she has heart disease, three
stents, and has had at least one heart attack.

>Incidentally, did you see that a study in your part of the world has found
>that two cups of coffee per day (or their equivalent in tea and soft drinks)
>doubles a woman's risk of miscarriage?

I'm not a woman, so that doesn't apply to me.

And actually the study says 200 mg of caffeine.  The equivalent amount of
coffee varies between 3 cups and 1.5 cups to get 200 mg, depending on the
coffee and how it is prepared.

And of course, that refers to 8-oz. cups.  With both coffee and alcoholic
beverages, many people think they are drinking "one cup" or "one drink" when
in fact they are drinking far more than one standard 8-oz cup, or one standard
drink (which contains 0.6 oz of 100% alcohol, or 1.5 oz of 80 proof alcohol).

-Pete Zakel
 (phz@seeheader.nospam)

	    Great balls of wire!

				-- Silvar-Lisco

In article <479513ee$1@news.cadence.com>,
Pete nospam Zakel  wrote:
>>problems, I rarely take even aspirin and would rather put up with a mild to
>>moderate headache.
>
>I take a daily low-dose aspirin to help protect against heart attacks.  Of
>course, based on recent research, I should probably stop that.

And start taking statins perhaps, if your risk factors warrant it.
Statin use appears to be a relatively safe and free of unpleasant
side effects for most people, though I'd would be on my guard for
cognitive effects.

>My wife takes a daily full-dose aspirin because she has heart disease, three
>stents, and has had at least one heart attack.

As well as statins? My mother had a minor heart attack years ago,
was put on daily aspirin but then taken off it again when it was
found to exacerbate her asthma symptoms.

Francis