Tag: aspirin

The Risk of Daily NSAID’s

I posted a video on facebook on Sunday, it comes from the American Gastroenterology Association.  Funny.  I mean, you know, the idea of even watching a video from this group seems to be, well, gassy.  But, the video in fact is very valuable. The discussion was regarding the gastro-intestinal issues that come from long term use of NSAID’s, such as naproxen or aspirin.  My immediate first response, was to google the primary speaker in the video, Byron Cryer MD.  He has a good history of education, Bachelor’s at Harvard, Medical School at Baylor.  Faculty in gastroenterology at University of Texas […]

PREVENTION – Are You Sure?

Dr. Levi Prevention is an interesting term. Most people would agree it’s a good thing.  If someone says, “take an asprin a day to prevent  heart attacks by 50%,” that sounds good. “Get a mammogram to prevent dying from breast cancer”.  People do it.  Besides, who wants to die from something that’s preventable? No one! But, how do you prove you prevented a disease? Ah, there’s the rub. It turns out that its not a very scientific process. Say someone gets the flu shot for 20 years and never gets the flu. They may say “the flu shot prevented it”. […]