Mayo Clinic Aspirin

Subject: Mayo Clinic on Aspirin - PASS IT ON Mayo Clinic  Aspirin                        Dr. Virend  Somers, is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic, who is lead author of the report in the July  29, 2011 issue of the Journal of the  American College of Cardiology. Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon.  Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened.  Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.           1. If  you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a  day, take it at  night.  The reason:  aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the aspirin would be strongest in your system. 2. FYI, Aspirin lasts a really long time in your  medicine chest - for years, (when it gets old,  it smells like vinegar). Please read on. Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know.  Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue.  They work much faster than the tablets.          Why keep Aspirin by your bedside?  It's about Heart  Attacks - There are other symptoms of a  heart attack, besides the pain on the left  arm.  One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently. Note: There  may be NO pain in the chest during a heart  attack. The majority of people (about  60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up.  However, if  it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep. If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water. Afterwards: - Call 911. - Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by. - Say  "heart attack!" - Say that you have taken 2 aspirins. - Take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and .                  DO  NOT LIE DOWN ! A Cardiologist has stated that if each person after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10  people, probably one life could be saved! I have  already shared this information.  What about you? Please forward this message.  It may save  lives!