Aspirin and health research progress.9781604561647 Aspirin and health research progress. Ed. by Paul I Paul I, 1754–1801, czar of Russia (1796–1801), son and successor of Catherine II. His mother disliked him intensely and sought on several occasions to change the succession to his disadvantage. . Quinn. Nova Science Publishers 2008 159 pages $129.00 Hardcover RM666 Following a very brief introduction to the history of the modern medicinal use of willow tree bark, international contributors to six chapters treat aspirin's more recently recognized roles and challenges in its prescription. These include individuals who are aspirin-resistant to its use as an anti-platelet agent in the prevention of vascular disease, alternative anti-inflammatory drugs Anti-inflammatory drugs A class of drugs that lower inflammation and that includes NSAIDs and corticosteroids. Mentioned in: Antirheumatic Drugs for the aspirin intolerant in·tol·er·ant adj. Not tolerant, especially: a. Unwilling to tolerate differences in opinions, practices, or beliefs, especially religious beliefs. b. , and preliminary evidence for aspirin's potential as an anti-cancer agent in combination with others. Nor is aspirin just for humans; Italian scientists discuss its beneficial use in dairy cows after calving calving act of parturition in a bovine female, and presumably in any animal that bears a calf as its newborn. See also block calving, ease of calving. calving-to-conception interval . The volume concludes with a lightly annotated bibliography An annotated bibliography is a bibliography that gives a summary of the research that has been done. It is still an alphabetical list of research sources. In addition to bibliographic data, an annotated bibliography provides a brief summary or annotation. . No details are provided on the editor's background. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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