Was it really the flu?
Jun. 21st, 2013 09:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dee_burrisWikipedia calls it the 1918 flu pandemic and the National Archives calls it The Influenza Epidemic.
No matter which descriptor you choose, I had never heard that, especially among young adults, aspirin could have contributed to their deaths by causing hyperventilation and pulmonary edema at the high doses prescribed.
Thanks torainbow for finding that interesting tidbit of information.
No matter which descriptor you choose, I had never heard that, especially among young adults, aspirin could have contributed to their deaths by causing hyperventilation and pulmonary edema at the high doses prescribed.
Thanks to
rainbow for finding that interesting tidbit of information.
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Date: 2013-06-22 10:08 pm (UTC)