Aspirin is one of the oldest of a group of drugs referred to as non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs. Aspirin as we know has been around since the 1800's but the natural form of it, derived from willow bark was used in ancient Greece. The first tablets were made by Bayer Pharmaceutical in 1897 , and named aspirin by the company. Aspirin was once the drug of choice for all minor aches and pains as well as fever. Just as routinely as we now dose children with Calpol, we used to use baby aspirin, but the drug fell out of favour when it was linked to a rare but extremely dangerous illness known as Reye's Syndrome which affects children and teenagers. Reyes ...  Read the complete review

i have been on prescribed aspirin enteric coated 75mg for 3 years ialso take 10mg omeprazole could there be a reaction. I have suffered with a distended abdomen and bloating for three years and am wondering if this could be a contributing factor. I have exhausted all medical tests and found no reason. One of the doctors in my practise thinks I am swallowing air. As I also suffer with emphysema I find my swollen stomach makes breathing more difficult. I am of slim build but my stomach is very swollen and hard. I am hoping you can offer some advice. I have also had throat cancer which was treated with surgery and radiotherapy. This has resulted in very little saliva  Read the complete review

Aspirin drug has had something of a chequered history in the 80+ years it has been around, and is both praised and loathed by many both inside and outside the medical profession. Aspiring is a member of family of drugs known as NSAID's (Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory drugs) and is indicated in a very wide range of conditions. USES PAINKILLING Relief of pain from headaches, period pains, arthritis and other inflammations, it is also a very valuble drug in the reduction of fever associated with infection. BLOOD THINNING Its blood thinning properties are recognised widely amongst the medical profession particularly in the ...  Read the complete review

~ ~ I bet there’s one over the counter medicine that’s in most of your bathroom cabinets. I know for sure that it’s in mine, because I use it every day of my life. It’s the simple, straightforward aspirin, which has been around now for over a hundred years. But this medicine that we all take so much for granted is actually useful in ways that I’m fairly sure none of you have ever even imagined or considered. In fact, so many and varied are its therapeutic benefits, that doctors are now starting to consider it as the wonder drug of the old 20th century. HISTORY ~~~~~~ ~ ~ Aspirin as we know it today ...  Read the complete review