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  2. 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. [11] For pain or fever, effects typically begin within 30 minutes. [11] Aspirin works similarly to other NSAIDs but also suppresses the normal functioning of platelets. [11] One common adverse effect is an upset ...

  3. History of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. ASA patent expired in 1917, but Sterling owned the aspirin trademark, which was the only commonly used term for the drug. In 1920, United Drug Company challenged the Aspirin trademark, which became officially generic for public sale in the U.S. (although it remained trademarked when sold to wholesalers and pharmacists). With demand ...

  4. Earth materials - Wikipedia

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    Earth materials include minerals, rocks, soil and water. These are the naturally occurring materials found on Earth that constitute the raw materials upon which our global society exists. Earth materials are vital resources that provide the basic components for life, agriculture and industry .

  5. Natural product - Wikipedia

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    A synthetic derivative acetylsalicylic acid better known as aspirin is a widely used pain reliever. Its mechanism of action is inhibition of the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme. [104] Another notable example is opium extracted from the latex of Papaver somniferous (a flowering poppy plant).

  6. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, aspirin induces the formation of NO-radicals in the body, which have been shown in mice to have an independent mechanism of reducing inflammation. This reduces leukocyte adhesion, which is an important step in immune response to infection. There is currently insufficient evidence to show that aspirin helps to fight infection. [18]

  7. Salicylic acid - Wikipedia

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    Salicylic acid has long been a key starting material for making acetylsalicylic acid (ASA or aspirin). [8] ASA is prepared by the acetylation of salicylic acid with the acetyl group from acetic anhydride or acetyl chloride. [17] ASA is the standard to which all the other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are compared. In veterinary medicine ...

  8. Brine mining - Wikipedia

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    Brine mining is the extraction of useful materials (chemical elements or compounds) which are naturally dissolved in brine.The brine may be seawater, other surface water, groundwater, or hyper-saline solutions from several industries (e.g., textile industries). [1]

  9. Ore - Wikipedia

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    Ore is extracted from the earth through mining and treated or refined, often via smelting, to extract the valuable metals or minerals. [4] Some ores, depending on their composition, may pose threats to health or surrounding ecosystems. The word ore is of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning lump of metal. [6]