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ASPIRIN
The Extraordinary Story of a Wonder Drug
Sinopsis
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An enthralling read ... fascinating ... the author pieces the jigsaw together in thriller style- David ODonoghue, Sunday Business Post
This biography of aspirin has some cracking factoids- Scotland on Sunday
He tells a story which blends politics, big business, social and medical history, greed, incredible dedication and human folly in a lively page-turner read- Irish Times
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The fascinating and dramatic story of aspirin, the wonderdrug which changed the world
Throughout the world we pop more than 200 billion of these little white pills every year. Aspirin is effective not only against everyday ailments, such as headaches and fever, but also as a preventative treatment for heart attacks, strokes, and even some types of cancers. Add to this its beneficiary role in a host of other conditions from Alzheimers to gum disease, and you have a medicine of unparalleled importance to humanity, not to mention big business.
Yet until 1971 we did not even know how Aspirin worked. In this fascinating and informative book Diarmuid Jeffreys follows the surprising and dramatic story of the drug from its origins in ancient Egypt, through its industrial development at the end of the nineteenth century and its key role in the great flu pandemic of 1918 to its subsequent exploitation by the pharmaceutical conglomerates.
An enthralling read ... fascinating ... the author pieces the jigsaw together in thriller style- David ODonoghue, Sunday Business Post
This biography of aspirin has some cracking factoids- Scotland on Sunday
He tells a story which blends politics, big business, social and medical history, greed, incredible dedication and human folly in a lively page-turner read- Irish Times
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The fascinating and dramatic story of aspirin, the wonderdrug which changed the world
Throughout the world we pop more than 200 billion of these little white pills every year. Aspirin is effective not only against everyday ailments, such as headaches and fever, but also as a preventative treatment for heart attacks, strokes, and even some types of cancers. Add to this its beneficiary role in a host of other conditions from Alzheimers to gum disease, and you have a medicine of unparalleled importance to humanity, not to mention big business.
Yet until 1971 we did not even know how Aspirin worked. In this fascinating and informative book Diarmuid Jeffreys follows the surprising and dramatic story of the drug from its origins in ancient Egypt, through its industrial development at the end of the nineteenth century and its key role in the great flu pandemic of 1918 to its subsequent exploitation by the pharmaceutical conglomerates.
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Editorial: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781408820421
Idioma: Inglés
Fecha de lanzamiento: 15/12/2010
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