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Aspirin may protect against COVID-19, Israeli research finds
Times of Israel ^ | March 10, 2021 3:20 PM | Nathan Jeffay

Posted on 03/10/2021 10:20:31 AM PST by Olog-hai

Aspirin, one of the oldest and most widely used drugs, is preventing COVID-19 infections, Israeli scientists have claimed in “exciting” findings.

In the peer-reviewed research, they found that in a sample of Israeli PCR tests, patients who take small doses of aspirin were 29 percent less likely to test positive. They cross-referenced 10,477 results with medical records covering what preventive drugs patients take.

“We were really excited to see a big reduction in the proportion of people testing positive, and this gives a promising indication that aspirin, such a well-known and inexpensive drug, may be helpful in fighting the pandemic,” Milana Frenkel-Morgenstern of Bar-Ilan University told The Times of Israel.

As well as concluding that people who take aspirin, which was developed more than 120 years ago, are less likely to be diagnosed with the virus, Frenkel-Morgenstern hit on another “important” finding: Aspirin users who are diagnosed with COVID-19 are likely to have a shorter illness — by about two days — and be less likely to suffer from aftereffects of the coronavirus, she reported. …

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: aspirin; brazilnuts; chinavirus; chinavirusinfo; chinavirustreatment; chinesevirus; covid19; israel; kungflu; wuhanvirus
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1 posted on 03/10/2021 10:20:31 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

So in other words, treat it like the flu or the common cold?

It is a cold virus, after all...


2 posted on 03/10/2021 10:22:21 AM PST by livius
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To: Olog-hai
The answer the whole time was Chicken Noodle Soup, Dayquil and Sprite.

Tradional Western Medicine Cure-all - Chicken Noodle Soup, Dayquil, and  Sprite - Album on Imgur

Just like every other coronavirus.

3 posted on 03/10/2021 10:22:29 AM PST by KC_Lion
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To: Olog-hai

Aspirin has been the go-to wonder drug of the last century.


4 posted on 03/10/2021 10:25:26 AM PST by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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To: Olog-hai

Yet Apirin abuse may have killed people with the Spanish 1918 flu:

Aspirin Misuse May Have Made 1918 Flu Pandemic Worse ...www.sciencedaily.com › releases › 2009/10
Oct 3, 2009 — The devastation of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic is well known, but a new article suggests a surprising factor in the high death toll: the misuse of aspirin. ... High aspirin dosing levels used to treat patients during the 1918-1919 ... Spanish flu · Influenza pandemic · Flu vaccine · H5N1 · Pandemic · Avian ...

Aspirin misuse may have made 1918 flu pandemic worsemedicalxpress.com › news › 2009-10-aspirin-misuse-fl...
Oct 2, 2009 — The devastation of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic is well known, but a new ... a surprising factor in the high death toll: the misuse of aspirin. ... to treat patients during the 1918-1919 pandemic are now known to cause, ...


5 posted on 03/10/2021 10:26:52 AM PST by Grampa Dave ("The Covid 19 Circus has run out of acts. It’s time to reopen. It is past time! It’s long overdue! ")
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To: Olog-hai

“In the peer-reviewed research, they found that in a sample of Israeli PCR tests, patients who take small doses of aspirin were 29 percent less likely to test positive.”

Ivermectin works better, but why not both, for that matter?


6 posted on 03/10/2021 10:29:46 AM PST by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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To: Olog-hai

Wow! Good news (if true). I have been taking low dose aspirins for the past 8 years (heart).


7 posted on 03/10/2021 10:30:16 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Grampa Dave

The difference, probably, was that they were trying to use aspirin to treat the symptoms of the Spanish Flu, as they had nearly as few options back then as we have now for Coronavirus.


8 posted on 03/10/2021 10:30:49 AM PST by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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To: Olog-hai; livius; KC_Lion; Don Corleone; Grampa Dave
The aspirin study focused on people who take “baby” 75 milligram doses of the drug for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases, but don’t already have such diseases. Results were adjusted to account for age and co-morbidities.
9 posted on 03/10/2021 10:31:23 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: Olog-hai

My cousin took aspirin when he got it four months ago. His doc said CCP can cause clotting and the aspirin would be used in the same way as it is used to prevent or shorten coronaries before they do too much damage. Symptom wise he had cough, body aches and great fatigue, though no shortness of breath. Took three months before he had pre virus energy.


10 posted on 03/10/2021 10:35:03 AM PST by xkaydet65 ( )
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To: livius

Saint Fauci the all knowing one will not be happy with this information.


11 posted on 03/10/2021 10:37:50 AM PST by srmanuel
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To: SeekAndFind

ping


12 posted on 03/10/2021 10:40:28 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: Olog-hai

I take TWO ‘baby’ aspirins every morning with my meds.............


13 posted on 03/10/2021 10:41:23 AM PST by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: KC_Lion

Well matzoh ball, apparently.


14 posted on 03/10/2021 10:48:36 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Red Badger

I take one 81 MG once daily along with my other meds including 50,000 units of Vitamin D once weekly.


15 posted on 03/10/2021 10:53:45 AM PST by Sparky1776
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To: Olog-hai

What am I going to do with all of that aquarium cleaner?


16 posted on 03/10/2021 10:55:14 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Color ado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Don Corleone

I recall reading a few years back that if Bayer had discovered Aspirin today, it would sell for hundreds of dollars per dosage. It really is a wonder drug.
Who would think, Willow tree bark?


17 posted on 03/10/2021 10:57:17 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: Grampa Dave

What made the Spanish flu worse was all the mask usage causing bacterial pneumonia. That was the cause of death of over half of the casualties.


18 posted on 03/10/2021 11:00:17 AM PST by Bulwyf
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To: Sparky1776

My wife and I have been taking vitamin D everyday in addition to a multivitamin for about a year now.

Time to start taking a Baby Aspirin everyday


19 posted on 03/10/2021 11:01:19 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: CIB-173RDABN

I, too, take it.


20 posted on 03/10/2021 11:02:24 AM PST by hsmomx3
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