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At 04:08 PM 6/20/96 -0500, you wrote: >Peter -- > >I disagree. Aspirin is a quick hemophilia hit, and NOBODY should >be on it who has no clear need for it. Our millions of years of evolution >have not left us with blood that clots too easily, or that otherwise >needs the mild damage aspirin does to it. > Our millions of years of evolution was also designed to remove us from the sea in the first place.Nitrogen absorbtion at depth is an "unnatural" phenomenon in this context,so it's not surprising if the body's natural clotting mechanism is not suited for it.I'm not current on the PROVEN benefits of aspirin therapy in preventing or reducing the risk of DCS,but unless there is hard,factual evidence that it does significantly reduce these risks,I'd agree you're probably better off without it.Duration of therapy,dosing,and predispositions to conditions that are contraindicated for aspirin use are all part of the equation,and I'm a firm believer in taking medication only for a specific purpose.Vitamins dont come under the same category;unless you have a tendency to chew on willow bark, salicylic acid is not part of your normal diet.BUT..the day someone shows me a hard percentage reduction in the incidence of DCS via aspirin pretreatment,that's the day I buy the 1000 count bottle at Sam's (just kidding..the stuff DOES go bad,you know?)If the study's been done,someone forward me the data,I'd like to read it. >---------- >From: Peter N.R. Heseltine[SMTP:heseltin@hs*.us*.ed*] >Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 1996 5:51 AM >To: techdiver@terra.net >Subject: Aspirin & antioxidants > >You wrote: > ><snip> > >So whether aspirin works for DCS, in non-allergic divers, it's worth >taking. And the risk/expense of taking about 400 IU of vitamin E a day is >also worth it. Note that none of these treatments *replaces* having your >cholesterol/triglycerides measured (and treated under medical supervision >if needed), exercising regularly and eating a fat-reduced diet. >Additionally, new non-invasive tests may pinpoint people at special risk >for heart attack. > >Safer diving through bloodier hearts > >Peter Heseltine, MD > >P.S. E-mail me if you want the medical publication references to the >above. > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > John L. Dunk o Tallahassee,Fl. o screwloose@ne*.co* ______o_________
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