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From: tjs@cbdkc1.UUCP ( Tom Stanions)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Asprirn
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Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 09:28:10 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 28 09:28:10 1985
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I hear on the news today that giving aspirin to a child who has the
cold or a flu could result in the child getting reise (sp) syndrom.
The actual news containing part was about whether a warning label
should be put on bottles of aspirin or not, the health of the children
did not seem to be news worth talking about.  With all the discussion
about people giving advice about non-proven forms of treatment possibly
causing harm to people, how many people are harmmed each day by proven
forms of medicine, like aspirin in this case.

As an aside, willow bark works like aspirin, it is mild on the stomach
and it is natural.  I use it occationally and it works very well (I
never use aspirin).  Has your doctor ever recommended willow bark for
a headache?

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