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Aspirin Named 8th World Wonder by Majority of Americans
Date:8/19/2007

Bayer To Stock First-Aid Kits Of Relief Organizations to Mark 110th

Anniversary

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Roman Coliseum, the Taj Mahal -- and aspirin? That's right! According to a new national survey, 74 percent of Americans believe that aspirin should take its place alongside the other Wonders of the World. It's no wonder, of course: Over the last 110 years, the trusted little pill has made "monumental" contributions to mankind, providing significant patient health benefits such as heart attack and recurrent stroke prevention, as well as relief from everyday aches and pains. And worldwide, researchers continue to explore the role aspirin may have in the prevention of diseases such as colon cancer and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

To celebrate the 110th anniversary of the discovery of aspirin Bayer HealthCare will donate 110,000 bottles of aspirin into three relief organizations -- AmeriCares, Project C.U.R.E., and Direct Relief- when consumers visit http://www.The8thWorldWonder.com and send an e-card stating why aspirin is the 8th world wonder.

"The discovery of aspirin deserves to be a celebrated moment in time," says Dr. Michael Roizen, co-founder of RealAge.com, author of The Real Age Makeover: Taking Years Off Your Looks and Adding Them to Your Life, coauthor of the "YOU" series of health books including two #1 New York Times bestsellers, which are printed in more than six countries, and Chief Wellness Officer, and Chair of the Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Management at the Cleveland Clinic. "Aspirin is one of the most studied drugs in the world. It has been shown to have significant benefits to typical Americans over the last 10 years, and it continues to show great promise in other areas, such as colon cancer, cognitive/neurological disease and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pushing it to
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