Formanyofusaspirinoneofthemostcommonnonprescriptiondrugsisaconstantcompanion.Itisthemosteffectivedrugthatwehaveandifweeliminatedallbutthreedrugsaspirinwoulddefinitelybeoneofthethreedrugsweshouldkeep.Evenwithallthenewdrugsavailableitstillhasaplaceinmanyofourmedicinecabinetsasa“miracledrug”initsabilitytofightpainandinflammation(炎症)andevenmoreamazinginitsabilitytoreduceheartattackandstrokerisk.
Aspirinisthefirstmemberofaclassofsubstancescallednon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrugs(NSAIDs非甾体抗炎药).Thesedrugsreducepainfeverandinflammationandareusedtotreatavarietyofconditions.Manybelievethataspirinhasmanybenefitsnotyetfullyunderstood.Mediareportsontheuseofaspirintopreventortreatdiseasessuchasheartattacksandcancerleavemanypeoplestrugglingtokeepallthefactsstraight.Otherswhocannottolerateaspirinmightfeelabitleftoutasnewusesandbenefitsofaspirincontinuetoappearinthenews.
Inallcasesmoreresearchesareneededtodeterminewhatbenefitsaspirinmayprovideandwhetherthesebenefitswouldoutweighthepotentialsideeffects.Aspirinforexampleisknowntocausegastrointestinal(胃肠的)bleedingwithheavyuseandthereisresearchthatindicatesanincreasedriskofbleeding-relatedstrokeinpeoplewhouseitregularly.Insomecasesthesereactionscanbekillers.Anotherpotentiallydeadlyproblemisaspirinpoisoningandmostpeopledon’tknowaboutit.
Beforeyoustarttakinganyoftheseover-the-counter(不需处方也可出售的)drugsonalong-termbasisit’sagoodideatodiscussitwithyourhealthcareprovider.
1.Fromthesecondparagraphweknow .
A.Humanshavefullyunderstoodthebenefitsofaspirin.
B.Aspirinistheonlymemberofnon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrugs.
C.Noteveryoneofuscantakeaspirin.
D.Aspirincanbeusedtostopbleeding.
2.What’sthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Manyresearchesaboutaspirin. B.Aspirin’ssideeffects.
C.Newusesofaspirin. D.Theunknownaspectsaboutaspirin.
3.Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphmeans .
A.kept B.saved C.investigatedD.remo