Aspirin's role in cancer treatment
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
From Fazle Rashid
NEW YORK, Dec 07: An aspirin a day could eliminate the risk of dying from cancer by 25 per cent, a research study revealed. This was disclosed by reputed US TV channel ABC in its morning show " Good Morning America " this morning. A study on 25,750 patients showed a drop in mortality from all kinds of cancer. The research study has been carried out by world famous medical journal Lancet. The manufacturer of aspirin is German pharmaceutical behemoth Bayer.
The US-China ties already strained for various reasons is worsening further. President Obama telephoned President Hu Jintao of China and warned him that Beijing is emboldening its "unruly" neighbour by not challenging its behaviour. In a frank 30-minute discussion on Sunday evening Obama urged China to put North Korea on a tighter leash. President Obama told President Jaintao that it is important for North Korea to understand that its actions would have consequences including relations with China, the New York Times in a front page report said today.
In another area of conflict Obama administration has accused Syria of arming Hezbollah with sophisticated weapons despite President Bashar al-Asad's assurance that it would not do so.
NEW YORK, Dec 07: An aspirin a day could eliminate the risk of dying from cancer by 25 per cent, a research study revealed. This was disclosed by reputed US TV channel ABC in its morning show " Good Morning America " this morning. A study on 25,750 patients showed a drop in mortality from all kinds of cancer. The research study has been carried out by world famous medical journal Lancet. The manufacturer of aspirin is German pharmaceutical behemoth Bayer.
The US-China ties already strained for various reasons is worsening further. President Obama telephoned President Hu Jintao of China and warned him that Beijing is emboldening its "unruly" neighbour by not challenging its behaviour. In a frank 30-minute discussion on Sunday evening Obama urged China to put North Korea on a tighter leash. President Obama told President Jaintao that it is important for North Korea to understand that its actions would have consequences including relations with China, the New York Times in a front page report said today.
In another area of conflict Obama administration has accused Syria of arming Hezbollah with sophisticated weapons despite President Bashar al-Asad's assurance that it would not do so.