Aspirin: The Wonder Drug

To call beans and rice a staple is to undersell the importance of beans and rice. Today we break down the ubiquity of this beloved food combo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

No food is more all-American than peanut butter – 80 percent of homes in the country have a jar of it in the pantry right now. And while the rest of the world might find peanut butter peculiar, maybe even gross, the rest of the world is wrong. Enjoy a smooth ride through one of o ... Show More

Operation Doppelganger was a Russian propaganda project discovered in 2022, a minor part of the enormous, ongoing disinformation and chaos-sewing campaign Russia spreads across the world through social media. And some of your views may have come from it.See omnystudio.com/listene ... Show More

On this very special crossover episode with our friend Matt Candeias from In Defense of Plants, we’re switching things up from poison to remedy, focusing on the plant-derived wonder drug, aspirin! We cover the ancient use of salicylic acid-containing willow bark to relieve pain a ... Show More

Turns out there are better ways to ensure our health and well being. This episode features audio from Should We All Take Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease?, Should We All Take Aspirin to Prevent Cancer?, and Plants with Aspirin Aspirations. Visit the video pages for all sources an ... Show More

In today's episode, Dr. Brian Cole takes a look at how aspirin has been used over the years — and where the medical advice stands today. 

If you are taking low dose aspirin - typically 75 mg day - to protect against heart attack or stroke and you haven't been weighed then there is a good chance you are on the wrong dose. And from prevention to treatment; a new way of managing the most common form of stroke by grabb ... Show More

How do you educate your patients on aspirin use? For what reasons do you start, continue or stop aspirin? What does trial data tell us? How does aspirin exerts its effect?Sponsor: Use the code “COREIM-AMBOSS” to get a free month of access on https://go.amboss.com/CoreIM-E6ACP CME ... Show More

Interview with John B. Wong, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Aspirin Use for Cardiovascular Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Hosted by JAMA Deputy Editor Gregory Curfman, MD. Related Content: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: US ... Show More

Millions of us take aspirin daily to ward off heart attack or stroke, but a new study has found an alternative blood thinner, clopidogrel, could be more effective. We find out how it compares.An oral health check-up at least two weeks before surgery has shown to reduce the risk o ... Show More

<p>When you've got a headache, those bottles of over-the-counter medicines can feel interchangeable. But the truth is, the drugs work in different ways... and each has their own benefits and side-effects. From which drugs work best on toothaches, to which ones are best for hangov ... Show More

Ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and aspirin — there are many over-the-counter pain medications available, but are they all the same? And how much should you really take? In this episode, a doctor and pharmacists cover your drug options, including side effects, dosage and what to reach ... Show More