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  2. Fetch (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    The fetch is described as an exact, spectral double of a living human, whose appearance is regarded as ominous. A sighting of a fetch is generally taken as a portent of its exemplar's looming death, though John and Michael Banim report that if the double appears in the morning rather than the evening, it is instead a sign of a long life in store. [1]

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

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    Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60 — roughly 19 million people — take aspirin daily, according to a 2021 study. What does it do? 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily.

  4. Fylgja - Wikipedia

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    The word fylgja means "to accompany". [2] The term fylgja is typically translated into English as "fetch", a similar being from Irish folklore. [3]The term fylgja also has the meaning of "afterbirth, caul", and it has been argued by Gabriel Turville-Petre [4] (cf. § Placenta origins) that the concept of the supernatural fylgja cannot be completely dissociated from this secondary meaning; in ...

  5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    3 times a day t.i.d., t.d. ter in die: 3 times a day AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "3 times a day") tinct. tinctura: tincture t.i.w. 3 times a week mistaken for "twice a week" top. topical TPN total parenteral nutrition tr, tinc., tinct. tinctura: tincture trit. triturate: grind to a powder troch. trochiscus: lozenge tsp

  6. Daily low-dose aspirin has its benefits — and risks. Here's ...

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    Data from three large clinical trials published in 2018 found that, while there was a small benefit of taking daily aspirin for heart health, there was also an increased risk of developing ...

  7. Many older adults are still taking daily aspirin, even though ...

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  8. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    In general, for adults, doses are taken four times a day for fever or arthritis, [169] with doses near the maximal daily dose used historically for the treatment of rheumatic fever. [170] For the prevention of myocardial infarction (MI) in someone with documented or suspected coronary artery disease, much lower doses are taken once daily. [169]

  9. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] A dose of 40 mg of aspirin a day is able to inhibit a large proportion of maximum thromboxane A 2 release provoked acutely, with the prostaglandin I2 synthesis being little affected; however, higher doses of aspirin are required to attain further inhibition. [15]