enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanism_of_action_of_aspirin

    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]

  3. Aspirin - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspirin

    For a small number of people, taking aspirin can result in symptoms including hives, swelling, and headache. [205] Aspirin can exacerbate symptoms among those with chronic hives, or create acute symptoms of hives. [206] These responses can be due to allergic reactions to aspirin, or more often due to its effect of inhibiting the COX-1 enzyme.

  4. Aspirin Use May Help Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk, Study Finds

    www.aol.com/aspirin-may-help-lower-colorectal...

    Overall, the risk of developing colorectal cancer over a 10-year period was 1.98% among participants who used aspirin regularly, compared with 2.95% for people who didn’t use aspirin regularly.

  5. Aspirin may offset increased colorectal cancer risk from ...

    www.aol.com/aspirin-may-offset-increased...

    Finally, aspirin may additionally influence the immune response against cancer cells and block the development of blood vessels that supply nutrients to growing cancer cells.” — Andrew T. Chan ...

  6. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy

    There are a few possible causes of resistance in cancer, one of which is the presence of small pumps on the surface of cancer cells that actively move chemotherapy from inside the cell to the outside. Cancer cells produce high amounts of these pumps, known as p-glycoprotein, in order to protect themselves from chemotherapeutics. Research on p ...

  7. Cancer prevention - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_prevention

    Advertisement for a healthy diet to possibly reduce cancer risk. An average 35% of human cancer mortality is attributed to the diet of the individual. [9] Studies have linked excessive consumption of red or processed meat to an increased risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, and pancreatic cancer, a phenomenon which could be due to the presence of carcinogens in meats cooked at high temperatures.

  8. Aspirin and Colorectal Cancer: Drug Could Lower Risk for ...

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/aspirin-colorectal-cancer...

    According to new research, taking aspirin on a regular basis may help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer—especially for people with less-healthy lifestyles.

  9. Salicylate poisoning - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylate_poisoning

    Salicylate poisoning, also known as aspirin poisoning, is the acute or chronic poisoning with a salicylate such as aspirin. [1] The classic symptoms are ringing in the ears, nausea, abdominal pain, and a fast breathing rate. [1] Early on, these may be subtle, while larger doses may result in fever.