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Week of February 26, 2001


 

Aspirin, a drug already recognized as a headache fighter and a heart disease preventative, may also help battle prostate cancer.  New research in Britain shows the drug may stop or slow down an enzyme called cox-2 that's involved in the growth of cancerous tumours. 

But doctors are warning patients not to rush to take aspirin to fight prostate cancer, since it does have side effects.  A more likely treatment could be aspirin-like drugs, the so-called cox-2 inhibitors, now used to treat arthritis. 

 

 

Physician, heal thyself.  A survey done by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine shows that many doctors believe their health is a matter of luck, and more than a third of them don't have regular checkups themselves. 

In fact, 34% of those surveyed don't even have a family physician.  Doctors without doctors were less likely to get flu shots, and be screened for breast, colon or prostate cancer.

 

A new study at the University of Michigan says people worried about heart disease should start taking vitamin supplements now, even before medical trials on their effectiveness are completed. 

Researchers believe a daily dose of folic acid and vitamin B12 may help people live longer, by reducing homocysteine levels in the blood.  Elevated homocysteine levels are associated with up to 10% of heart deaths.

 

 

 


 
 
 

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