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  2. History of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    The aspirin patent had expired, Bayer still had control over the Aspirin trademark, seen at the bottom of the ad, and a "patriotic" slogan to buy war bonds. Also shows the factory in New York State. The U.S. ASA patent expired in 1917, but Sterling owned the aspirin trademark, which was the

  3. Bengay - Wikipedia

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    Bengay and similar products, such as Flexall, Mentholatum, Capzasin and Icy Hot, variously contain menthol, methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen), and capsaicin as active ingredients and have a potential to cause first-to-third-degree chemical burns.

  4. Felix Hoffmann - Wikipedia

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    Felix Hoffmann (21 January 1868 – 8 February 1946) was a German chemist notable for re-synthesising diamorphine (independently from C.R. Alder Wright who synthesized it 23 years earlier), which was popularized under the Bayer trade name of "heroin".

  5. Edward Stone (natural philosopher) - Wikipedia

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    Edward Stone was born in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1702.His parents were Edward Stone, a gentleman farmer, and his first wife Elizabeth Reynolds. His mother having died, his father took a second wife, Elizabeth Grubb, in 1707; the Grubb family was to play a major role in Stone's li

  6. Anacin - Wikipedia

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    Trademarked in 1918, Anacin is one of the oldest brands of pain relievers in the United States. It originally contained acetophenetidin (phenacetin) and was promoted as "aspirin-free relief," but was reformulated in the 1980s following the FDA's ruling to withdraw phenacetin from the market in 1983 due to concerns over its carcinogenic ...

  7. List of inventors - Wikipedia

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    Claude Shannon (1916–2016), founder of information theory and modern cryptography, invented Minivac 601, and co-invented the first wearable computer (with Edward O. Thorp) Ugo Cerletti (1877–1963), together with Lucio Bini (1908–1964), Italy – Electroconvulsive therapy; Leona Chalmers (c. 1937), U.S. – modern menstrual cup

  8. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin is also used long-term to help prevent further heart attacks, ischaemic strokes, and blood clots in people at high risk. [10] For pain or fever, effects typically begin within 30 minutes. [10] Aspirin works similarly to other NSAIDs but also suppresses the normal functioning of platelets. [10] One common adverse effect is an upset ...

  9. Aspergum - Wikipedia

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    Aspergum is the United States trademark name for an analgesic chewing gum, whose active ingredient is aspirin.Aspergum is owned by Retrobrands USA LLC. Aspergum contained 227 mg (3½ grains) of aspirin, and was available in cherry and orange flavors. [1]