Lead Sponsor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Collaborators

Age

40 - 60 years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

•Male firefighters (career and volunteer), medically cleared by home fire department.
•Ages 40 - 60
•Completion of a yearly period medical evaluation based on NFPA 1582 within the past 12 months or an evaluation by an occupational medical group through this study.

•Over 60 or under 40 years of age.
•Not a firefighter.
•Individuals at risk for developing gastrointestinal (GI) complications while on aspirin therapy due to a combination of the following: smoking; concurrent NSAID, steroid, Clopidogrel, or Warfarin therapy; history of upper GI complications; history of renal impairment; history of elevated serum creatinine; hypertension; and cardiac failure.
•Individuals with cases of allergy or asthma, intolerance, and recurrent vascular events.
•Individuals taking statins.
•Individuals who are currently taking aspiring regularly.