Aspirin : The World’s Most Interesting Drug submitted by /u/GunGeekATX

LPT You may be able to stop a cold sore by simply taking some aspirin There are quite a few academic papers on Google Scholar that demonstrate that herpes virus reactivation massively uses and increases the cyclooxygenase 2 pathway for its replication. This study notices “Cycloxygenase-2, which is the target of NSAIDs, was induced by HSV-1 in the lytically infected cultures, with an increase of 14-fold” (https://w…

LPT – Stash Low Dose Aspirin All Over The Place If You Have Family History of Heart Disease/Attack After my Dad had bypass surgery, and considering a fairly long family history of heart disease, my Mom gave me (M46) a bunch of tiny tins with a few low dose Aspirin in each of them. She told me to put them anywhere I regularly go. I have them: – at work in my desk – bedside table – in my car – home office – workshop – toolbox – travel trailer …