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  2. History of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    The History of aspirin Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Bayer timeline of aspirin history; The Aspirin Story Archived 6 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Multimedia presentation on the history of Bayer Aspirin; The Recent History of Platelets in Thrombosis and other Disorders – transcript of a "witness seminar" with ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. List of continent name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller created the earliest known map showing the name America, which he applied to the South American continent only. 1594 world map by Petrus Plancius. The 1594 map by Petrus Plancius labels the two landmasses "America Mexicana" and "America Peruana", two terms still used in the 17th century. [1]

  5. Drug - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin is a pharmaceutical drug often used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation. A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. [ 1 ]

  6. List of generic and genericized trademarks - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin Still a Bayer trademark name for acetylsalicylic acid in about 80 countries, including Canada and many countries in Europe, but declared generic in the U.S. [4] Catseye Originally a trademark for a specific type of retroreflective road safety installation. [5] The IP belong to Reflecting Roadstuds Ltd. and was registered by Percy Shaw ...

  7. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The exact origin of the word Bangla is unknown, though it is believed to come from "Vanga", an ancient kingdom mentioned in world's largest Epic Mahabharat even Ramayan and geopolitical division on the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southern West Bengal ...

  8. History of syphilis - Wikipedia

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    There is no doubt that treponematosis existed in the Americas long before contact with Europe and Afro-Eurasia. For decades scholars of North and South American prehistory have agreed that the evidence from bones and teeth is clear. [6] [16] Genomic evidence places the time of origin for syphilis in the New World at about 9,000 years ago.

  9. History of South America - Wikipedia

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    The history of South America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent of South America. The continent continues to be home to indigenous peoples, some of whom built high civilizations prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 1400s ...