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With an estimated 100 billion tablets (35,000 tons) of aspirin consumed annually, aspirin has truly become a mainstay of American health. In fact, twice as many people would choose to live without a computer over living without aspirin.

"One of the key ways to keep your 'RealAge' young is by doing things that prevent the 'aging' of your arteries," explains Dr. Roizen. "Studies are being done on aspirin and other drugs to reduce the artery inflammation that often comes with age, in a sense helping to keep arteries 'younger.' And a small dose of aspirin taken daily under the care of a doctor could prove beneficial to your cardiovascular system as a whole. It is truly one of the most economical yet effective drugs available today and all of its true potential still hasn't been discovered."

Aspirin's Wonders

"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" has long been a hallmark of American healthcare. In recent years, aspirin was inducted -- joining the first stethoscope and the artificial heart - into the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. Aspirin has also played a role in U.S. history. On July 12, 1969, aspirin was in the first-aid kit aboard the Apollo 11 space capsule as the astronauts took their famous "giant leap for mankind." Aspirin was also close at hand during the 1993 Mount Everest expedition with climbers depending upon aspirin to provide relief from headaches at high altitudes.

Aspirin was initially developed in 1897 as a relief for arthritis. Today, aspirin is relied upon by millions for the treatment of pain, fever and, under a doctor's care, inflammation, and its role has expanded to include the prevention of heart attack and recurrent stroke. Since its cardiovascular disease fighting properties were first discovered, aspirin regimens have saved thousands of lives. During the past two decades, physicians have placed more than 25 million Americans on aspirin the
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SOURCE Bayer HealthCare Copyright©2007 PR Newswire.

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