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

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:

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.