Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Asprin a Deadly Killer?

Now this is an interesting Spanish study for all those people who are taking asprin for health reasons. This seems like a pretty high percentage to me:

The authors report that the proportion of complications and deaths attributed to NSAID and aspirin use was 36.3 percent. They also note that nearly 90 percent of deaths occurred in patients older than 60 years of age.

I guess older people can't hack the intestinal bleeded as well as younger people. US doctors seem concerned as well:

Dr. Byron Cryer, from the Dallas VA Medical Center, agrees with this conclusion. He writes in a related editorial: "Although clinically significant gastrointestinal events with NSAIDs are uncommon, as a result of the vast numbers of patients who take these medications, when assessed by percentages these complications remain a significant public health concern."

Hmm, seems like fertile ground for a lawsuit.

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