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TAKING ASPIRIN MAY not reduce the risk of having recurrent heart attacks for some, according to an Irish study.
The Irish Heart Foundation’s (IHF) National Cardiovascular & Stroke Research Network found that taking the drug as a preventative medicine, as it is commonly used, was ineffective in one in five cases.
Of the 700 patients studied, the drug tended to be most ineffective for men in their forties with a history of diabetes or high blood pressure, who were obese, or had high levels of alcohol consumption.
However, the IHF said that further research is needed to conclude whether these findings “amount to an adherence issue or a pharmacological resistance to aspirin”.
Aspirin is frequently used an “inexpensive but effective” treatment for heart problems, as it can decrease the chance of developing a blood clot and reduce the damage to the heart caused during an attack. It is also said to reduce heart disease mortality rates by 25 per cent.
Preliminary results from this study released last year suggested that up to 400 deaths per year are caused by this ineffective use of the drug.
This study was conducted across eight Irish hospitals. Previous studies elsewhere have shown a wide range of uses for the drug, including the treatment and prevention of cancer.
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Let it snow let it snow let it snow ❄. I’m in Christmas mode lads
@George J Stephens: Ya right too .. Happy Christmas…
@Da Dell: couldn’t care less about COVID for the next few days. Happy Xmas one and all.
@George J Stephens: yes, a binge of Xmas movies and quality st. for me, for the next forthnight
This article just simply states that TheJournal.ie are officially mudguards for this inept government. At least the Greens have company now.
@LaoisWeather: . What gave you the idea that an article reporting how the system works is a ‘government mouthpiece’ ? Really feel sorry about your paranoia. Hopefully won’t ruin your Christmas. Stop reading is always an option if you get so worked up.
@LaoisWeather: oh dear… Oh dear.. Oh dear… You are stuck in the conspiracy algorithm.. Try to jump off… Its a soft landing and you won’t get hurt…. Jeeeeezzz…
@LaoisWeather: if it’s so bad how come you continue to leave inane comments on nearly every article?
@LaoisWeather: I thought it was a pretty good explanation of the system
@LaoisWeather: The article explains how pandemics are mapped to inform people, to educate even.
Yeah Im having a few but wtf. Is this all about the word backlog ? Once the word backlog is not used then its ok ? Delays in real-time data is ok because its normal etc .. so x day averages should be the measure etc. Withstanding the seemingly desperate attempt to ensure no ‘backlogs’ why is it daily case numbers that are stated and used in most official comms for this and that.
Also where does the 6000 cases in schools last week, stated in the Examiner come into those x day averages?
@Da Dell: I suspect they are added to the figures. That is about 857 a day.
Great stuff – it is good to see this property reported. Some people seem to think that the 6pm figures are cases detected that day. The process was explained last January but many people still see conspiracy where there is none. The lab figures are published for 11am (noon in summer) and anyone who has followed these knows that Tuesday figures tend to be Sunday’s raw lab data and tend to be the lowest of the week. The five day average is open to dispute as it does not allow for weekend variations but, with an incubation period of five days on average, it can be taken as a rough guide to the number of infected cases in the community that have not developed symptoms.
@Niall Ó Cofaigh: the issue with the conspiracy types, and all those who won’t or can’t process factual data, is that they would be the last to read and try understand an article like this.
Easier to digest simple headlines that seem to make sense, or that *feel* right.
Also, some people desperately want something to be true, so will only seek out info that reinforces that viewpoint and will dismiss any contrary data, regardless of how true it is.
Thankfully Ireland is a well educated place and while forums like this may make it seem we have a lot of loons, that’s not really the case at all.
it’s an amazing coincidence that theres always been a big number after the announcement of restrictions.
@ed w: maybe because the restrictions are brought in because of a big jump in infections?
Great piece. Nicely written and easy to follow
So based on the numbers, and average household size, and even a significantly reduced number of social contacts in the last few weeks…..then, based on current HSE guidance, there should be a few hundred thousand people currently isolating. Doesn’t seem like that out and about the last week.
Ahhh lads please…now it all starting to make sense.
#ComfortablyNumb-LiveInBerlin.
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