An aspirin a day
Subtitle: the wonder drug that could save your life
By: Dr Keith Souter ; foreword by Professor Tom Meade, FRS
Contributors: Meade, Tom (Tom W.), writer of foreword
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Limited; O'Mara Books, Limited, Michael
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London, Great Britain
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781843176329
Subjects: Analgesics; Aspirin; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: Aspirin : the highlights; title: Aspirin : the wonder drug?; title: The history of aspirin; title: How aspirin works; title: Pain, fever, and inflammation; title: The heart and circulation; title: Strokes; title: Arteries, veins, and aspirin in pregnancy; title: Aspirin and dementia; title: Cancer : a short overview; title: Colorectal cancer; title: Cancer of the lung; title: Breast cancer; title: Cancer of the prostate; title: Aspirin in diabetes; title: Depression; title: The skin; title: Unusual uses of aspirin; title: Aspirin : side effects and precautions; title: Aspirin reflections.