It has been previously reported that aspirin inhibited the development of diabetic retinopathy in diabetic animals, raising the possibility that anti-inflammatory drugs may have beneficial effects on ...

Salicylates are natural chemicals made by plants. They are found in fruits and vegetables and help protect plants against disease and insects. Medicinally, salicylate acid derivatives like salicin ...

Ingredients similar to aspirin were extracted from meadowsweet and willow bark centuries ago, but in 1899, salicin was altered into a patentable drug called aspirin. Aspirin was approved for the ...

Use of salicylates as therapeutic agents dates back more than 3500 years, when it was recognized that the bark of the willow tree possessed analgesic and antipyretic properties. In 1838, the Italian ...

Credit: Getty Images. Due to her neurologic presentation, age, and past medical history, stroke was initially considered. A recently published report describes the case of a 61-year-old female patient ...