Aspirin 'could cut liver damage'

[Adsos Letter]

Source: BBC
Dr Wajahat Mehal
Yale University

A dose of aspirin may be able to prevent liver damage caused by paracetamol or heavy drinking, suggest researchers.

The Yale University team, writing in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, found aspirin cut death rates in mice given a paracetamol overdose.

They believe it interferes with a chemical pathway that triggers damaging inflammation within the organ.

However, the British Liver Trust said it was not yet proven to help humans.

This offers the exciting possibility of reducing a lot of pain and suffering in patients with liver disease

Rates of liver cirrhosis have risen in the UK in recent years as people drink more alcohol, and paracetamol overdose, both deliberate and accidental, accounts for well over 100 deaths per year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7850623.stm

[lapfog_1]

1. Damn...

NOW they tell us....

:beer:

[Jamastiene]

2. It sounds like aspirin is proving to be the wonder drug.

It also helps somehow with heart attacks, from what I remember hearing.

[orleans]

3. would advil count? n/t

[Princess Turandot]

4. No..

and it's more likely to give you an ulcer, I believe!

[orleans]

5. (damn!) n/t

[tsuki]

6. White willows bark. It does not upset the stomach. nt