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2. 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily. What does it do?

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   Aside from pain treatment, doctors may prescribe aspirin to patients who are at risk of heart attack or stroke, according to Harvard Health. These two serious health conditions occur when plaque ...

3. Here's how Tylenol holds up against other common pain relievers

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   “A doctor might recommend Tylenol over ibuprofen for patients who need pain relief but cannot tolerate NSAIDs due to stomach issues, risk of bleeding, or cardiovascular concerns,” says Walia ...

4. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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   As with other NSAIDs, combinations of aspirin and caffeine provide slightly greater pain relief than aspirin alone. [93] Effervescent formulations of aspirin relieve pain faster than aspirin in tablets, [94] which makes them useful for the treatment of migraines. [95] Topical aspirin may be effective for treating some types of neuropathic pain ...

5. Do doctors still recommend aspirin? Yes, but it's complicated.

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   Aspirin is a blood thinner, which is the reason doctors prescribe it to those who are at high risk of heart attack or stroke. Heart attacks and strokes occur when plaque forms in arteries, which ...

6. Alka-Seltzer - Wikipedia

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   Alka-Seltzer is a combination of sodium bicarbonate, aspirin, and anhydrous citric acid used for the relief of heartburn, acid indigestion, and stomach aches. [7] Alka-Seltzer is sold in foil packets, each containing two tablets. Prior to 1984, it was also available stacked in cylindrical glass bottles. It is available in many different flavors.

7. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, aspirin induces the formation of NO-radicals in the body, which have been shown in mice to have an independent mechanism of reducing inflammation. This reduces leukocyte adhesion, which is an important step in immune response to infection. There is currently insufficient evidence to show that aspirin helps to fight infection. [18]