Aspirin was the most common means of headaches until izbuprofen and acetaminophen began to be suppressed. But do not forget that aspirin prevents thrombosis and reduces the danger of various diseases, including cardiovascular and alzheimer.
Acetylsalicylic acid (collapse aspirin; lat. Acidum acetylsalicylicum, acetic acid salicylic ester) - a drug that has an analgesic (anesthetic), antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and antiagregative effect.
The mechanism of action and acetylsalicylic acid safety profile is well studied, its effectiveness is clinically tested, and therefore this drug is included in the list of the most important medicines of the World Health Organization, as well as the list of vital and most important medicines of the Russian Federation.
Acetylsalicylic acid is also widely known under the brand name "Aspirin", patented by Bayer.
"Aspirin can be called a miraculous means, it is quite possible to put next to Penicillin," says Dr. Thomas Cassidy. "Historically, aspirin was first used as an painful, but no one knew the mechanism of its action.
Now we know that the body reacts to the injury, highlighting hormone-like substances.
These substances are called prostaglandins, it is they who cause inflammation, redness, swelling and, as a result, pain.
Aspirin blocks enzyme responsible for the production of prostaglandins. Aspirin was also used to reduce body temperature and decrease inflammation, "says Dr. Cassidy.
"Today we know that aspirin reduces the danger of the formation of thrombus. At first it was believed that this is a negative side effect, but in fact it is a huge plus, and aspirin is now used to prevent and treat strokes. "
Next, Dr. Cassidy continues: Recently, researchers noticed that people who regularly host aspirin even in small quantities are less likely to have infarction due to the defeat of the coronary arteries.
This is explained by the fact that aspirin prevents thrombosis. Now it turns out that the decrease in inflammation also helps to reduce the risk of infarction.
"My advice," says Dr. Cassidy, "is the following: if you are a woman older than fifty or a man older than forty, take a daily aspirin - that you will reduce your exposure to cardiovascular diseases."
In the elderly, daily accepted aspirin for more than two years, senile dementia occurs 55% less frequently than those who do not accept this fund.
These are the data of the National Institute of Old Time.
Maine's clinic specialists report that, every day taking aspirin, we reduce the risk of infarction by 44% and certain types of cancer - by 50%
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