By Barbara A. Phillips, MD, MSPH
Professor of Medicine, University of Kentucky; Director, Sleep Disorders Center, Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, KY Dr. Phillips serves on the speakers bureau of Cephalon, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck, ResMed, and GlaxoSmithKline and is a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, Wyeth-Ayerst, and ResMed.
Synopsis: There was no overall effect of 100 mg aspirin every other day on total cancer among nearly 40,000 women randomized to aspirin or placebo and followed for an average of 10 years.
The Seafood Watch Program at Monterey Bay Aquarium researches the environmental impacts of fisheries and aquaculture operations so that consumers can make the best possible seafood choices that are good for the oceans.
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