Brief notes on health findings and diet facts today
German researchers link mild infant nose infections to lower asthma risk later in life as immune systems mature. Tamoxifen may aid men with cardiovascular disease by improving cholesterol drug effects, per Circulation. Men’s Health outlines yearly eats and weight gain, and suggests varied wraps for lunch in Taste.
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Munich
Circulation
National School Fitness Foundation arms schools with gear
The Utah based nonprofit has placed $150000 in fitness systems in 90 schools across 11 states. Schools must provide space manpower and rigorous tracking to keep the program. About 50 applications weekly and 10 to 15 new placements monthly, funded by private donors and firms including IBM Compaq Universal Gym and Sports Art.
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National School Fitness Foundation
Cameron Lewis
Foundation
Lewis
Corporations
IBM, Compaq, Universal Gym and
Sports Art
Aspirin's Journey From Pain Relief to Heart Health and Beyond
The article traces aspirin from a headache remedy to a key tool in preventing heart attacks and possibly cancer, citing Harvard professor Charles Hennekens and the Physician Health Study. It notes the 1985 FDA approval for preventing recurrent and first heart attacks in unstable angina, and mentions early skepticism about aspirin’s heart effects.
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James McCoy
Abilene
Texas
Charles Hennekens
Harvard Medical School
Hennekens
Hippocrates
Thomas Bryant
National Aspirin Foundation
Food and Drug Administration
The Rise of Aspirin From Willow Bark to Bayer Tablet
A sequence of notes tracks aspirin from ancient willow bark pain relief through 1829 salicin discovery to 1853 Gerhardt neutralizing stomach irritation, 1897 Hoffmann reintroducing aspirin at Bayer, 1915 tablet production, 1919 trademark loss after World War I, and 1970s work by John Vane on stroke prevention.
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Charles Frederic Gerhardt
Gerhardt
Felix Hoffmann
Bayer
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