THE salicylates have been used medicinally since ancient times. Hippocrates described them, and their effects are reported in the earliest works of the modern medical period. In recent years the ...

IN 1955 the Cooperative Rheumatic Fever Study, sponsored jointly by the Research Council of Great Britain and the American Heart Association, presented its findings. 1 This report showed that with the ...

In a recent review published in Nutrients, researchers discussed 45 drug-nutrient interactions (DNIs) that modify micro-nutritional status, particularly focusing on how acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and ...

Background: Hip fracture is associated with high mortality. Cardiovascular disease and other comorbidities requiring long-term anticoagulant medication are common in these mostly elderly patients. The ...

Background: Current guidelines for screening of colorectal cancer do not offer specific recommendations for cessation of antithrombotic agents prior to fecal occult blood test (FOBT). Aim: To asess ...

No single drug may be more historically associated with its manufacturer than Bayer’s Aspirin. The drug was a commercial pharmaceutical “hit” that put Bayer, originally a dyestuff manufacturer, on the ...

Among patients with acute coronary syndrome, for whom ASA may decrease morbidity and mortality (odds ratio 0.75),[2][1] a short but detailed history of reported adverse effects may allow clinicians to ...

We aimed to evaluate effect of acetylsalicylic acid on the prevalence of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus. Patients were orally administered a prophylactic dose of acetylsalicylic acid and then ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly one-third of patients with atrial fibrillation and/or venous thromboembolism treated with a direct oral ...

Mandel, Cambosos and Smith 1 have reported that appreciable amounts of acetylsalicylic acid can be present in human plasma and that it may be detected for up to 2 h after its oral administration. Also ...