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My research is mainly focused on the effects of cholesterol, saturated fat and statin drugs on health. If you know anyone who is worried about their cholesterol levels and heart disease, or has been told to take statin drugs you could send them a link to this website, and to my statin or cholesterol or heart disease books.

David Evans

Independent Health Researcher

Sunday 9 May 2010

Elderly who take aspirin are between two and three times more likely to be admitted to hospital with bleeding ulcers

This post includes a summary of a study published in the British Medical Journal 1988;297:1311-1313 19 November and a recipe for baked haddock.

Study title and authors:
Aspirin and bleeding peptic ulcers in the elderly.
G. Faulkner, P. Prichard, K. Somerville, M. J. Langman
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Books:
Department of Therapeutics, University Hospital, Nottingham.
 
This study can be accessed at: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/297/6659/1311?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=1&author1=faulkner&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=date&firstpage=1311&fdate=1/1/1981&resourcetype=HWCIT

Faulkner states: "Those who had taken aspirin were between two and three times more likely to be admitted to hospital with bleeding ulcers".

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Recipe of the day

Baked Haddock

Ingredients:
Fresh boneless New England Haddock Fillets (3 Pound Pack)
Food Mall: Haddock Fillets
• 1 lb haddock fillets
• 2-3 T olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 lb can tomatoes, chopped plus juice
• 3 T parsley, chopped (or 1 T dried)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 t lemon juice (optional if tomatoes are acidic)

Instructions:
Sauté onion and pepper in oil about 5 minutes until soft. Stir in everything else except fish and lemon juice and cook over medium heat 5-10 minutes until it thickens. Spread half the sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 9-inch baking dish. Layer the fish on top and sprinkle with lemon juice. Top with rest of sauce. Bake uncovered 375 F for 10 minutes until flaky.

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