Re: Aspirin and milk miracle mix signals

 "A daily low-dose aspirin pill, taken with a glass of milk, could halve people's risk of dying from cancer, according to a study published in Lancet."

"The findings of the study involving 25,000 patients appear in the medical journal today and are regarded as major breakthrough."

Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/aspirin-milk-mix-the-silver-bul...

It would be interesting to see the actual study to see how they came up with this.  Studies are frequently manipulated to make things appear a certain way.  And the article is merely reporting what they heard somewhere, correct or not.  For instance they claim that aspirin helps with heart attacks and strokes, but the fact is that aspirin can actually contribute to both.  NSAID's like aspirin can also lead to joint deterioration leading to worsening of arthritis.  And I would love for them to explain the helps pre-eclampsia claim being that hypertension is a hallmark here and aspirin constricts blood vessels raising blood pressure.  And I have yet to see any real solid evidence to prove it has anything to do with preventing cancers.  Again most of these claims are based on manipulated statistics, not actual evidence.

For example there use to be a commercial where this aspirin product was claimed to prevent a second heart attack by 50%.  But it was later revealed how they came up with this number.  They first gave over 100 test subjects aspirin for  a certain period of time.  Then they chose SIX people out the over 100 test subjects.  Three of the 6 had not had a second heart attack by that time, thus they claimed a 50% reduction of a second heart attack.  The commercials were stopped after the misleading claims were exposed.

Keep in mind that aspirin can also lead to Reye's syndrome, stomach ulcerations and hemorrhage.  It is estimates that aspirin kills over 5,000 people yearly, primarily due to ulceration and hemorrhage.  But again it can also lead to heart attacks and strokes, which are rarely reported to be from the aspirin.

Aspirin is not a miracle drug, it is a very dangerous drug that should not be taken casually.