"Our data ... bolster the case for the use of aspirin and (non-
steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) as chemopreventive agents
against breast cancer," the researchers wrote. Aspirin was first
developed in Germany around 1897 when chemist Felix Hoffman
sought a remedy for his father's crippling arthritis. It is
extracted from willow bark. Now, more than 100 years later, it
appears aspirin's ultimate calling may be disease "prevention",
not just "pain treatment". Some Other Good and Bad Findings In
November 2002, aspirin was shown to conclusively reduces the
risk of a first heart attack by 32%, according to a report by
researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart
Institute. The findings were presented at the American Heart
Association's Scientific Sessions in Chicago. However, in
October, 2003, a study of 88,000 nurses, conducted by Harvard
Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, found
that subjects who took two or more aspirins a week for 20 years
or more had a 58 % higher risk of pa