This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Saturday, 7 November 2020
A is for Aspirin
It's been around a long time and it's cheap. The Randomized Evaluation of Covid-19 therapy (Recovery) trial is set to test Aspirin's ability to stop the blood clots that sometimes endanger people with a Sars-CoV-2 infection (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/nov/07/aspirin-tested-uk-coronavirus-treatment-recovery-blood-clot). Daily low doses of Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) have long been advocated as a 'blood thinner', preventing heart attacks and stroke (also linked to blood clots). There is, consequently, a reasonable expectation that it will prove a useful and easily available medication for some Covid-19 patients.
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Wooden Tops 17. Hazel
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Green buckwheat ( Fagopyrum tartaricum ) is also called 'Tartar buckwheat'. It's a domesticated food plant, producing kernels. ...
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Daily shots of my fully compostable Oyster mushroom pot, received for Christmas. Omelettes ahoy!
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