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Aspirin
A Miracle Drug?
by Cheryl McDaris
Condensed from Reader’s Digest
Dec. 1980 “Aspirin’s Amazing
New Promise”
The ever popular headache
remedy, aspirin, is fast becoming
a new miracle drug.
In past years aspirin has been
taken daily by millions of people
to relieve headaches, muscle
pains and fever. While this is still
the main use of the drug,
researchers are using it for more
major ailments.
Aspirin is now being used in
research for the treatment of
cerebral transient ischemic
attacts (TIAs), or small strokes,
heart attack victims and the
reduction of blood clots in kidney-
dialysis patients. Today aspirin is
recognized as being as important
as antibiotics, digitalis and other
miracle drugs.
In a study led by Dr. William S.
Fields, neurologist at the
University of Texas Health
Science Center, a group of 303
patients suffering from TIAs
were given 4 aspiring tablets a
day or four placebo tablets. After
six months the patients taking
aspirin experienced fewer TIAs,
strokes and death.
In a similar study in Canada
585 patients were given aspirin or
a gout remedy. Male patients
taking the aspirin had 48 percent
fewer strokes and deaths than the
patients not receiving the drug.
Aspirin achieves its effects by
turning off the body’s
prostaglandins — which create
fever, pain and inflamed joints,
and form platelets, which cause
blood clots — which are secreted
by every cell.
The drawback of aspirin is its
side effects. Since aspirin causes
bleeding at the stomach lining,
patients taking it can suffer from
dyspepsia, nausea and vomiting.
People with ulcers are especially
affected and some are so sen
sitive that death can occur from a
single tablet.
Doctors are cautioned not to
recommend daily doses of aspirin
to people unless there is a true
medical need for them. Even
then they are careful about the
doses since, as in blood clots, too
large of a dose can have negative
results.
Misery Loves
Company”
says Reagan
By Richy Haymaker
After Jimmy Carter left the
Presidential office, a number of
Americans have questioned his
economic plan and are, waiting
for the results of President
Reagan’s economic intentions.
According to the New York
Times, Carter, in 1976, em
phasized income distribution
should be more wisely distributed
with more attention given to the
unemployment group. Carter
also wanted to expand the fiscal
and monetary policies that are
required to bring over all adult
unemployment down to 6.4 or 5.4
percent. Carter also issued a
stand-by wage and price control
if it was needed.
President Ronald Reagan feels
the nation is in the worst “mess”
since the depression Reagan
proposed a 10% tax cut in nearly
every government department.
He also is going to cut govern
mental spending.
A tax cut was announced by
Reagan at the state of the nation
address of $44.2 billion for in
dividuals and $9.7 billion, ac
cording to the Washington Post
Reagan met with a coalition of
conservative groups in the
Cabinet Room and stressed that
all Americans will bear equal
burdens. “The only thing about
the program is that if misery
loves company then everybody
better love everybody else,
because we didn’t overlook
anyone,” Reagan said.
Circle K Meeting The Needs
Of The Community
By Laura Gabel
A new club recently founded on
the Brevard College campus is
Circle K. Circle K was started by
the Kiwanis Club of Brevard.
Already the club has begun
various activities; their most
recent is the “adopted grand
parents” program. Each
member of the club becom«?s a
friend to an elderly citizen of
Brevard.
Circle K was also responsible
for the lovely atmosphere in the
gym during our Valentine’s
Dance. Sometime in March a
convention will be held in
Grensboro, N.C., for all Circle K
members in North and South
Carolina. Here elections for
district officers will be held. The
officers for Circle K at B.C. are
Pete Mercier - president, Bryan
Batton - vice president, Lofi
Hoffman - secretary, and Carla
Lybrand - treasurer. Coach Witek
is the faculty adviser. Thank you,
Circle K, for recognizing the
needs of our community as well
as the needs of our school.
Scenes from the One Act Plays. (Photo by Steve Rabey).
Talent Show
Sign Up — March 12
Where;
Student Union During
The Coffee House
Who To See:
Scott Corbett
or Kathi Levine
Auditions
April 1st
Show Date — April 25th