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丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳: 賯氐丞 丕爻鬲孬賳丕卅賷丞 賱毓賯丕乇 兀毓噩賵亘賷
賰鬲亘 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 禺賲爻丞 賵毓卮乇賷賳 兀賱賮 賲賯丕賱 毓賱賲賷 毓賳 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳貙 賵丕爻鬲賴賱賰鬲 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賯乇氐 丕賱兀亘賷囟 丕賱氐睾賷乇 賲丕 賷賯丿乇 亘鬲乇賷賱賷賵賳 賯乇氐 賲賳匕 兀賳 兀亘氐乇 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賯丕乇 丕賱賳賵乇 亘卮賰賱賴 丕賱賲毓乇賵賮 丕賱賷賵賲.
賮賲丕 賴賷 賯氐丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賯乇氐 丕賱兀亘賷囟 丕賱匕賷 賷毓鬲亘乇 賲賳 兀賰孬乇 丕賱丕亘鬲賰丕乇丕鬲 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 廿孬丕乇丞 賱賱匕賴賵賱 丕賱鬲賷 毓乇賮賴丕 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱亘卮乇賷 賵丕賱胤亘賷.
賷爻鬲毓乇囟 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賵丕卅丿 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 丕賱賲鬲毓丿丿丞 賵丕賱賲匕賴賱丞貙 賮賴賵 賷爻賰賳 丕賱氐丿丕毓 賵賷賱胤賮 丕賱兀賵噩丕毓 賵賷禺賮囟 丕賱丨乇丕乇丞 賵賷毓丕賱噩 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀賲乇丕囟 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 丕賱賯丕鬲賱丞 兀賵 丕賱賲毓賯丿丞貙 賰丕賱賳賵亘丕鬲 丕賱賯賱亘賷丞 賵丕賱爻賰鬲丕鬲 丕賱丿賲丕睾賷丞 賵鬲噩賱胤 丕賱丿賲 賵爻乇胤丕賳 丕賱兀賲毓丕亍 賵廿毓鬲丕賲 毓丿爻丞 丕賱毓賷賳 賵丿丕亍 丕賱卮賯賷賯丞 賵丕賱夭賴丕賷賲乇 賵丕賱毓賯賲. 賵賱丕 夭丕賱鬲 丕賱賱丕卅丨丞 鬲胤賵賱 毓丕賲丕賸 亘毓丿 毓丕賲 賰賱賲丕 兀亘丨乇鬲 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賮賷 鬲噩丕乇亘 毓賱賶 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賯丕乇 丕賱賲丿賴卮 賵丕賱乇禺賷氐.
賵賷鬲賯氐賶 賳卮兀丞 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賯丕乇 賵鬲丕乇賷禺賴貙 丕賱匕賷 賷禺賮賷 賵乇丕亍賴 賯氐丞 睾賳賷丞 賵賯丿賷賲丞 賵兀賰孬乇 鬲毓賯賷丿丕賸 賲賲丕 賴賵 賲毓乇賵賮. 賮賱賴匕賴 丕賱賲毓噩夭丞 丕賱胤亘賷丞 鬲丕乇賷禺 兀亘毓丿 賲丕 賷賰賵賳 毓賳 丕賱鬲氐丿賷賯貙 賮賴賵 賲丨氐賱丞 丕賰鬲卮丕賮丕鬲 毓乇囟賷丞貙 賵毓亘賯乇賷丞 毓賱賲賷丞 賲匕賴賱丞貙 賵胤賲賵丨 卮禺氐賷貙 賵鬲賳丕賮爻 亘賷賳 卮乇賰丕鬲 賰亘乇賶貙 賵毓賲賱賷丕鬲 鬲噩爻爻貙 賵鬲丕乇賷禺 囟丕乇亘 賮賷 丕賱賯丿賲 賲賳匕 丕賱賮乇丕毓賳丞貙 賷匕賴亘 亘毓賷丿丕賸 廿賱賶 孬賱丕孬丞 丌賱丕賮 爻賳丞 賯亘賱 丕賱賲賷賱丕丿.
賷亘丨乇 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘賯丕乇卅賴 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 亘爻賱丕爻丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賷賳賯賱 賮賷賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賯氐丞 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賯丕乇 賲賳 丕賱賮乇丕毓賳丞 丨鬲賶 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱孬丕賲賳 毓卮乇貙 賲賳 賲丨丕賵賱丞 丕賱禺賱賵丿 廿賱賶 乇睾亘丞 丕賱卮賮丕亍貙 賵亘賷賳 賯丿乇丞 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵囟毓賮賴 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 賳賮爻賴.
賮賲丕 賴賷 賯氐丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賯乇氐 丕賱兀亘賷囟 丕賱匕賷 賷毓鬲亘乇 賲賳 兀賰孬乇 丕賱丕亘鬲賰丕乇丕鬲 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 廿孬丕乇丞 賱賱匕賴賵賱 丕賱鬲賷 毓乇賮賴丕 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱亘卮乇賷 賵丕賱胤亘賷.
賷爻鬲毓乇囟 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賵丕卅丿 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 丕賱賲鬲毓丿丿丞 賵丕賱賲匕賴賱丞貙 賮賴賵 賷爻賰賳 丕賱氐丿丕毓 賵賷賱胤賮 丕賱兀賵噩丕毓 賵賷禺賮囟 丕賱丨乇丕乇丞 賵賷毓丕賱噩 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀賲乇丕囟 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 丕賱賯丕鬲賱丞 兀賵 丕賱賲毓賯丿丞貙 賰丕賱賳賵亘丕鬲 丕賱賯賱亘賷丞 賵丕賱爻賰鬲丕鬲 丕賱丿賲丕睾賷丞 賵鬲噩賱胤 丕賱丿賲 賵爻乇胤丕賳 丕賱兀賲毓丕亍 賵廿毓鬲丕賲 毓丿爻丞 丕賱毓賷賳 賵丿丕亍 丕賱卮賯賷賯丞 賵丕賱夭賴丕賷賲乇 賵丕賱毓賯賲. 賵賱丕 夭丕賱鬲 丕賱賱丕卅丨丞 鬲胤賵賱 毓丕賲丕賸 亘毓丿 毓丕賲 賰賱賲丕 兀亘丨乇鬲 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賮賷 鬲噩丕乇亘 毓賱賶 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賯丕乇 丕賱賲丿賴卮 賵丕賱乇禺賷氐.
賵賷鬲賯氐賶 賳卮兀丞 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賯丕乇 賵鬲丕乇賷禺賴貙 丕賱匕賷 賷禺賮賷 賵乇丕亍賴 賯氐丞 睾賳賷丞 賵賯丿賷賲丞 賵兀賰孬乇 鬲毓賯賷丿丕賸 賲賲丕 賴賵 賲毓乇賵賮. 賮賱賴匕賴 丕賱賲毓噩夭丞 丕賱胤亘賷丞 鬲丕乇賷禺 兀亘毓丿 賲丕 賷賰賵賳 毓賳 丕賱鬲氐丿賷賯貙 賮賴賵 賲丨氐賱丞 丕賰鬲卮丕賮丕鬲 毓乇囟賷丞貙 賵毓亘賯乇賷丞 毓賱賲賷丞 賲匕賴賱丞貙 賵胤賲賵丨 卮禺氐賷貙 賵鬲賳丕賮爻 亘賷賳 卮乇賰丕鬲 賰亘乇賶貙 賵毓賲賱賷丕鬲 鬲噩爻爻貙 賵鬲丕乇賷禺 囟丕乇亘 賮賷 丕賱賯丿賲 賲賳匕 丕賱賮乇丕毓賳丞貙 賷匕賴亘 亘毓賷丿丕賸 廿賱賶 孬賱丕孬丞 丌賱丕賮 爻賳丞 賯亘賱 丕賱賲賷賱丕丿.
賷亘丨乇 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘賯丕乇卅賴 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 亘爻賱丕爻丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賷賳賯賱 賮賷賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賯氐丞 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賯丕乇 賲賳 丕賱賮乇丕毓賳丞 丨鬲賶 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱孬丕賲賳 毓卮乇貙 賲賳 賲丨丕賵賱丞 丕賱禺賱賵丿 廿賱賶 乇睾亘丞 丕賱卮賮丕亍貙 賵亘賷賳 賯丿乇丞 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵囟毓賮賴 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 賳賮爻賴.
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First published January 1, 2004
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May 29, 2015
賱胤賷賮 賵賲賲鬲毓 貙丕爻賱賵亘 賰兀賳賴 賯氐氐賷 賵賷鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱鬲賷 丕賳亘孬賯 賮賷賴丕 丨賲囟 丕賱爻丕賱賷爻丕賱賷賰 丕賱丕爻鬲賷賱賷 (丕賱丕爻亘乇賷賳)貙賲賳 賵賯鬲 丕賱賮乇丕毓賳丞 廿賱賶 丕賲鬲賱丕賰 卮乇賰丞 亘丕賷乇 丕賱丕賱賲丕賳賷丞 丨賯 亘乇丕亍丞 丕禺鬲乇丕毓賴 孬賲 丕賳鬲夭丕毓賴 賲賳賴丕 賵賲賯丕囟丕鬲賴丕 貙賵匕賰乇 亘毓囟 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 丕賱賲丨乇賯丞 丕賱賳丕夭賷丞 賵毓賱丕賯鬲賴丕 亘丕鬲丨丕丿 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕卅賷丞 丕賱丕賱賲丕賳賷丞 貙賵亘丕賱胤亘毓 匕賰乇 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賵丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 賵丕賱亘丕丨孬賷賳 丕賱囟丕賱毓賷賳 亘賲賴賲丞 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 賴匕丕 丕賱丿賵丕亍 丕賱毓噩賷亘 丕賱匕賷 賷鬲賲賷夭 亘賰孬乇丞 丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲丕鬲賴 賵賯賱丞 兀毓乇丕囟賴 丕賱噩丕賳亘賷丞 賲丕 賷賰爻亘賴 卮賴乇丞 賯賱賲丕 賷鬲賲賷夭 亘賴丕 丿賵丕亍 貙賵賰賲 丕賱氐毓賵亘丕鬲 賵丕賱鬲丨丿賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賵丕噩賴鬲賴賲 賱賷鬲賵氐賱賵丕 廿賱賶 賳鬲丕卅噩 賵丨賯丕卅賯 賳乇丕賴丕 賵賳丿乇爻賴丕 賰卮賷亍 亘爻賷胤 亘丿賵賳 丕賳 兀賳 賳丿乇賰 丕賱噩賴丿 丕賱賲亘匕賵賱 賱兀噩賱 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 賵丕爻鬲賳亘丕胤 賰賱 賲乇賰亘貙 賵爻鬲賰鬲卮賮 賰賲 丕賱賳夭丕毓丕鬲 賵丕賱氐乇丕毓丕鬲 亘賷賳 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賲氐賳毓丞 賵丕賱爻亘丕賯丕鬲 丕賱賲丨賲賵賲丞 賱賲亘賷毓丕鬲 兀賰孬乇 ..兀賳氐丨 丕賱賲賴鬲賲賷賳 亘丕賱丕丿賵賷丞 亘賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 貙賰賲丕 丕賳氐丨 睾賷乇 丕賱賲賴鬲賲賷賳 賰賵賳賴 賲賲鬲毓 賵賱胤賷賮 賵賱丕 賷丨鬲丕噩 賱賲毓乇賮丞 毓賲賷賯丞 亘丕賱鬲禺氐氐 貙 爻鬲乇賶 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賳 丕賱丕丿賵賷丞 賲賳鬲噩丕鬲 鬲噩丕乇賷丞 亘丨鬲丞 賱丕 兀賰孬乇 賵賱丕 兀賯賱 .
May 19, 2010
I loved this book! It was interesting and covered a huge amount of information without being terribly confusing. You had to pay attention to it, but it was really interesting. Everyone who was around be for the two months I was reading this book heard all about how much I liked it -- and now, several months later, I still am just as excited about it! There are some parts that were a little slow and a little more complex, but it never stopped being interesting.
March 14, 2022
A history of aspirin, from Ancient Egypt to the present. One of the most disturbing facts in this well-researched book was the extent to which the German pharmaceutical companies supported and subsidized the Nazi regime.
April 20, 2022
Well researched and written. I found he explained the more technical and scientific information well enough for a layperson to understand. Insightful in terms of historical context and fascinating to think that all of Aspirin's potential benefits have not been fully discovered yet.
July 27, 2016
賷毓鬲亘乇 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲乇噩毓 毓賱賲賷 賱賯氐丞 賳卮賵亍 賵廿亘鬲賰丕乇 毓賯丕乇 丕賱廿爻亘乇賷賳 賵氐乇丕毓 卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀丿賵賷丞 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲乇賵賷噩 賱賲賳鬲噩丕鬲賴丕 賲賳 丕賱賲爻賰賳丕鬲貙 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賮賷丿 噩丿賸丕 賮賲賳 兀乇丕丿 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 賲毓賱賵賲丞 毓賳 丕賱廿爻亘乇賷賳 賱睾乇囟 丕賱亘丨孬 丕賱毓賱賲賷貙 賱丕 兀賲賱賰 賲毓賱賵賲丞 毓賳 丿賷丕賳丞 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 兀賵 噩賳爻賷鬲賴 賵鬲賵噩賴丕鬲賴 賵賱賰賳 賱丕丨馗鬲 亘兀賳賴 賰丕賳 賲鬲丨賷夭賸丕 賱賱賷賴賵丿 賵賲丕丨氐賱 賱賴賲 賮賷 丕賱丨乇亘 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 亘卮賰賱 賲亘丕賱睾 亘賴
July 19, 2020
The first section is pure science, which is great. But then the science gets caught up in commerce, litigation, politics and WWI. This is the reality of the pharmaceutical business, but I wanted to focus on the science. There are no pictures, which seems a curious omission.
A sound book, worthy of four stars, but not the book I wanted.
A sound book, worthy of four stars, but not the book I wanted.
December 8, 2007
The more things change, the more they stay the same in the drug industry. Knockoff drugs and patent issues have been a problem for over 100 years. The end of the book had a bit of hucksterism in spouting off all the things aspirin might be able to cure (cancer, dementia, etc.)
July 26, 2016
Jeffreys does a wonderful job tracing the history of the wonder drug Aspirin especially through the analgesic wars of the 20th century and the final understanding of how it works in the body. Every chapter is fascinating. I think this will be of interest to many different types of readers.
January 14, 2012
Took me a while to read this book as it was kind of hard to get into (and also because I couldn't read and study at the same time). When I ddi finally start to get interested in the content after about two chapters the story of Aspirin became an intriguing story indeed.
From its initial discovery by chance in the 1800's and then the subsequent problems with making it a less harsh molecule when in the stomach, the story was very interesting and grabbed my full attention. The story continued on then with how aspirin was marketed initially and then to its role in creating funds which were used by the Nazi party in WW2. It followed on then to the later years of the 20th century and the more recent research and uses found for this seemingly wonder/ all purpose drug!
The story of aspirin is truly amazing in many parts and its involvement in so many peoples lives from the day of its discovery to the present is really interesting. I recommend this book for anyone who is fond of reading popular science and enjoys a bit of history from a different perspective.
The only negative and the reason it lost a star is because it took a while for the story to make sense and also I believe the author was slightly bias towards the benefits of aspirin than he was to the possible negative effects and disproved experiments that were conducted in relation to this drug.
But well done and really enjoyed it.
From its initial discovery by chance in the 1800's and then the subsequent problems with making it a less harsh molecule when in the stomach, the story was very interesting and grabbed my full attention. The story continued on then with how aspirin was marketed initially and then to its role in creating funds which were used by the Nazi party in WW2. It followed on then to the later years of the 20th century and the more recent research and uses found for this seemingly wonder/ all purpose drug!
The story of aspirin is truly amazing in many parts and its involvement in so many peoples lives from the day of its discovery to the present is really interesting. I recommend this book for anyone who is fond of reading popular science and enjoys a bit of history from a different perspective.
The only negative and the reason it lost a star is because it took a while for the story to make sense and also I believe the author was slightly bias towards the benefits of aspirin than he was to the possible negative effects and disproved experiments that were conducted in relation to this drug.
But well done and really enjoyed it.
July 5, 2017
賷氐賮 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 乇丨賱丞 毓賯丕乇 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 賵賷購亘丨乇 賮賷 亘丿丕賷丕鬲賴 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賲乇丕丨賱 鬲胤賵賾乇賴 賵丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰購鬲亘鬲 賮賷賴. 兀賷囟賸丕 賷乇賰賾夭 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓賱賶 兀賴賲 丕賱賮鬲乇丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賲乇賾 亘賴丕 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 賲孬賱 丕賱廿賳賮賱賵賳夭丕 丕賱賯丕鬲賱丞 賮賷 毓丕賲賷 1918 賵 1919貙 賵丕賱丨乇亘賷賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷鬲賷賳貙 賵兀孬乇 鬲賱賰 丕賱賮鬲乇丕鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 賵丕賱囟睾賵胤丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賵丕噩賴賴丕 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賯丕乇. 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 鬲胤乇賾賯賴 賱賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賲賳鬲噩丞 賱賴 賵丕賱賳夭丕毓丕鬲 賵丕賱賲丨丕賰賲丕鬲 丕賱賯囟丕卅賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 丨丿孬鬲 賱兀噩賱賴. 賵丕賱兀毓乇丕囟 丕賱噩丕賳亘賷丞 賱賴 賵毓賱丕賯鬲賴 亘丕賱賳賵亘丕鬲 丕賱賯賱亘賷丞 賵丕賱爻賰鬲丕鬲 丕賱丿賲丕睾賷丞 賵廿爻賴丕賲賴 賮賷賴丕. 兀賷囟賸丕 賵賱丕丿丞 毓賯丕乇 丕賱亘丕賳丿賵賱 賮賷 賲賳鬲氐賮 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳 賵毓賱丕賯鬲賴 亘賴.
賲賳 兀賮囟賱 賮氐賵賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賴賵 丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱爻丕亘毓 亘毓賳賵丕賳 " 丕賱丨囟丕乇丞 賯丿 鬲賳丿孬乇.." 賵丕賱匕賷 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱廿賳賮賱賵賳夭丕 丕賱賯丕鬲賱丞 賮賷 毓丕賲賷 1918 賵 1919貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 兀賵丿鬲 亘丨賷丕丞 毓卮乇丕鬲 丕賱賲賱丕賷賷賳 賲賳 丕賱亘卮乇 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲. 胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱爻乇丿 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賮氐賱 賰丕賳鬲 賲賲鬲丕夭丞 亘賵氐賮 鬲賱賰 丕賱丨賯亘丞 丕賱賲乇賷毓丞 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞貙 賵賰賷賮 賰丕賳 丿賵乇 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 賮賷賴丕. 賯乇兀鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賯乇丕亍丞 爻乇賷毓丞貙 賵丕囟胤乇乇鬲 鬲禺胤賷 亘毓囟 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲 賱賲丕 鬲丨鬲賵賷賴 賲賳 賲毓丕丿賱丕鬲 賵鬲賮丕毓賱丕鬲 賰賷賲賷丕卅賷丞 賱賷爻鬲 賲賳 丕禺鬲氐丕氐賷 賵賱丕 鬲賴賲賳賷. 兀丨爻爻鬲 亘丕賱賲賱賱 賯賱賷賱賸丕 賮賷 亘毓囟 兀乇噩丕卅賴 賵賴匕丕 賱丕賷毓賳賷 兀賳賴 賲賱賱貙 亘賱 賱兀賳賷 賱丕 兀賲賷賱 賰孬賷乇賸丕 賱賱賰鬲亘 丕賱胤亘賷丞. 賱賰賳賷 賱丕 兀賳賰乇 兀賳賷 丕爻鬲賮丿鬲 賲賳 賯乇丕亍鬲賷 賱賴 賵鬲毓乇賮鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱兀賲賵乇 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲毓賱賯 亘賴匕丕 丕賱毓賯丕乇 賵賳卮兀鬲賴. 亘毓丿 丕賳鬲賴丕卅賷 賲賳 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賴丿賷鬲賴 賱卮禺氐 兀毓乇賮 兀賳賴 爻賷爻鬲賮賷丿 賲賳賴 亘丨賰賲 丕禺鬲氐丕氐賴貙 賵兀鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 賷賳丕賱 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲丨爻丕賳賴.
賲賳 兀賮囟賱 賮氐賵賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賴賵 丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱爻丕亘毓 亘毓賳賵丕賳 " 丕賱丨囟丕乇丞 賯丿 鬲賳丿孬乇.." 賵丕賱匕賷 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱廿賳賮賱賵賳夭丕 丕賱賯丕鬲賱丞 賮賷 毓丕賲賷 1918 賵 1919貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 兀賵丿鬲 亘丨賷丕丞 毓卮乇丕鬲 丕賱賲賱丕賷賷賳 賲賳 丕賱亘卮乇 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲. 胤乇賷賯丞 丕賱爻乇丿 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賮氐賱 賰丕賳鬲 賲賲鬲丕夭丞 亘賵氐賮 鬲賱賰 丕賱丨賯亘丞 丕賱賲乇賷毓丞 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞貙 賵賰賷賮 賰丕賳 丿賵乇 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 賮賷賴丕. 賯乇兀鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賯乇丕亍丞 爻乇賷毓丞貙 賵丕囟胤乇乇鬲 鬲禺胤賷 亘毓囟 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲 賱賲丕 鬲丨鬲賵賷賴 賲賳 賲毓丕丿賱丕鬲 賵鬲賮丕毓賱丕鬲 賰賷賲賷丕卅賷丞 賱賷爻鬲 賲賳 丕禺鬲氐丕氐賷 賵賱丕 鬲賴賲賳賷. 兀丨爻爻鬲 亘丕賱賲賱賱 賯賱賷賱賸丕 賮賷 亘毓囟 兀乇噩丕卅賴 賵賴匕丕 賱丕賷毓賳賷 兀賳賴 賲賱賱貙 亘賱 賱兀賳賷 賱丕 兀賲賷賱 賰孬賷乇賸丕 賱賱賰鬲亘 丕賱胤亘賷丞. 賱賰賳賷 賱丕 兀賳賰乇 兀賳賷 丕爻鬲賮丿鬲 賲賳 賯乇丕亍鬲賷 賱賴 賵鬲毓乇賮鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱兀賲賵乇 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲毓賱賯 亘賴匕丕 丕賱毓賯丕乇 賵賳卮兀鬲賴. 亘毓丿 丕賳鬲賴丕卅賷 賲賳 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賴丿賷鬲賴 賱卮禺氐 兀毓乇賮 兀賳賴 爻賷爻鬲賮賷丿 賲賳賴 亘丨賰賲 丕禺鬲氐丕氐賴貙 賵兀鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 賷賳丕賱 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲丨爻丕賳賴.
May 30, 2015
Este libro es una gozada para quien guste de la historia de la farmacolog铆a o de la qu铆mica. Se trata de la historia de la aspirina. Desde la invenci贸n, pasando por las empresas a las que contribuy贸 a enriquecer y que posteriormente derivar铆a en Bayer. Habla de los planes de marketing, de los problemas de las patentes, del problema de las guerras, etc. Sorprendentemente, uno de los altos directivos al que metieron en la c谩rcel unos a帽os por pasar productos qu铆micos a los nazis, posteriormente fue director de la Bayer. Para que te f铆es de que los jefes son grandes personas. Por cierto: Bayer todav铆a no ha pedido perd贸n por nada de su pasado.
Tambi茅n habla de personajes que contribuyeron a su creaci贸n y que fueron tachados de la historia por los nazis hasta que un historiador encontr贸 documentos de cierto interesante personaje.
Tambi茅n habla de su funcionamiento, de c贸mo se descubri贸, de los experientos que se hicieron y de lo que parece que hoy dicen que previene infartos.
Lo dicho, para los amantes de la historia de la farmacolog铆a.
Tambi茅n habla de personajes que contribuyeron a su creaci贸n y que fueron tachados de la historia por los nazis hasta que un historiador encontr贸 documentos de cierto interesante personaje.
Tambi茅n habla de su funcionamiento, de c贸mo se descubri贸, de los experientos que se hicieron y de lo que parece que hoy dicen que previene infartos.
Lo dicho, para los amantes de la historia de la farmacolog铆a.
October 23, 2021
Jeffreys does an excellent job of tracing the development of this modern wonder drug and making it accessible to the average reader. While medically and scientifically complex, Aspirin, proved that simple trial and error of the old ways developed modern medicines. Long before the days of clinical trials physicians trusted their instincts and networked together to bring about medicines. Would Aspirin pass an FDA trial today? Doubtful given the stringent requirements but as this book traces through its history we can see the benefits of trying the drug. Part business history, part history of technology, and part social history Jeffrey's thoroughly researched work provides us with the accurate account of how this drug came about. The author points out that he is not a clinician and tries to stick to the historical facts doing an excellent job the entire way through. Overall very well done and an interesting book for those interested in the history of medical technology and science.
February 15, 2015
I sometimes wonder why I read books like this. I slogged through the first part of this book very slowly, and often forgot names and dates. The book did get more interesting while talking about Bayer鈥檚 connections with IG Farben and the Nazis. Without the lucrative aspirin sales that spiked after WWI, IG Farben wouldn鈥檛 have had the huge sums of money to donate to the Nazi party and things may have turned out differently. An IG Farben lead 鈥渟cientist鈥� was also convicted of war crimes for some pretty despicable things during the holocaust, and upon his release from jail went on to become the head of Bayer. It is an interesting look at the pharmaceutical world, branding, generics, and marketing. You may not look at the rows and rows of OTC drugs in the same way again. I know I won鈥檛.
July 18, 2008
I think I should start by saying that I am no way a Science-y person. As in, I look at Science related things and weep inside. As in, I cannot think of anything more horrific than looking at a chemical equation.
However, the wonderful thing about Aspirin is that it's actually more of a biography than a Science book and only the third part is riddled with things that fly over my head and leave me a little silly feeling. It's fascinating stuff involving patent battles, Nazis and even Lydia E Pinkham, the woman who Lily the Pink is about (the one with the medicinal compound, efficacious in every way!). If you're open to reading different things, this is certainly a good one.
However, the wonderful thing about Aspirin is that it's actually more of a biography than a Science book and only the third part is riddled with things that fly over my head and leave me a little silly feeling. It's fascinating stuff involving patent battles, Nazis and even Lydia E Pinkham, the woman who Lily the Pink is about (the one with the medicinal compound, efficacious in every way!). If you're open to reading different things, this is certainly a good one.
February 12, 2022
Jeffreys does a good job of explaining the history of Aspirin from ancient times to the modern world, he introduces scientific concepts with clarity and accessible to everybody. I really like this book, it covered a wide range of topics, from history to chemistry to advertisement without being confusing. The history of Aspirin is the history of Pharma industry with all its pros and cons. It鈥檚 a business after all not an ONG. Great reading.
March 25, 2011
A very interesting book about a substance that has been used since antiquity, yet is still being discovered. Covers the history, science and use of aspirin and briefly covers some other pain relievers. I recommend this book for anyone who likes history or science.
May 26, 2012
Excellent book about the seemingly dull history of aspirin. Its engaging, witty, and very interesting.
November 13, 2015
賲賲鬲毓 賱賱賯乇丕亍丞
June 6, 2016
Fascinating read. Provides lots of insight into clinical as well as commercial side of pharma.
September 11, 2023
This book is not just about aspirin, it is about the development of chemistry and medicines. The book starts from ancient times to the Industrial Revolution when chemists started producing dyes. The book also delves into science such as chemical formulas and properties. In fact, the story of aspirin is truly amazing in many parts and its involvement in so many people's lives from the day of its discovery to the present is really interesting. The most exciting part was the aspirin's impact on the collapse of the Russian empire. I am interested in learning more about medicine's history. Nice book to read if you are interested in science and medicine.
April 11, 2021
An excellent read! The author starts all the way back with the discovery of an ancient Egyptian medical papyrus and an English minister's discoveries about the helpful properties of willow bark, and takes us all over the world following aspirin's remarkable and unlikely story arc. I learned a little about everything from biochemistry and patent law to the origin of the word "junkie" to describe a heroin addict. Packed with interesting stuff. Well-wrotten, too. Highly recommended.
August 10, 2024
A wonderful story about a something we all take for granted. Interwoven through hundreds (really thousands) of years of history. You could give this book to your teenage child as a simple primer on world history; that's how interesting and important the discovery and subsequent battle to create a consumable aspirin pill is.
March 26, 2025
This is the story of a great mosaic of people, places and events that combined to give us one of the most remarkable inventions in history; something with few equivalents in the annals of medical science. A story of wars, epidemics, espionage, and so much more!
June 28, 2020
This was truly fascinating.
March 8, 2024
It was hard work, took 2 years cover to cover, but was fascinating!
January 4, 2017
Jeffreys digs through the history of the world famous Aspirin pill telling the story of several interesting characters, from a shady archeology trader, to the english Reverend Stone and several business men and chemists before and after the Great War. The book is a very interesting read of the history of the drug through a series of entertaining facts and anecdotes (which might not be entirely true perhaps, but are excellent material for any dinner with friends), from the original discovery of the drug, to the advertising wars and the trademarking of "Aspirin" by Bayer.
Strongly suggested, if not else just to know a bit more about this wonderful drug.
"Aspirin has become a drug for everyman, a treatment so inexpensive and so broadly useful that it is hard to imagine what we should do without it. There are few products of human ingenuity about which that can be said."
Strongly suggested, if not else just to know a bit more about this wonderful drug.
"Aspirin has become a drug for everyman, a treatment so inexpensive and so broadly useful that it is hard to imagine what we should do without it. There are few products of human ingenuity about which that can be said."
September 27, 2020
賲賳 兀噩賲賱 賲丕 賯乇兀鬲 賱賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賲 賱賵 賵噩丿鬲 丕賱賳爻禺丞 丕賱賵乇賯賷丞 賮賱賳 兀鬲乇丿丿 賮賷 卮乇丕卅賴丕貙 賮賴匕丕 賰鬲丕亘 兀賯賱 賲丕 賷賯丕賱 毓賳賴 兀賳賴 乇丕卅毓.
賰鬲丕亘 毓賳 丨賲囟 丕賱爻丕賱賷爻賱賷賰 丕賱兀爻賷鬲賷賱賷 兀賵 賲丕 賷毓乇賮 毓賳丿 丕賱毓丕賲丞 亘丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 匕賱賰 丕賱賲賳鬲噩 丕賱兀賱賲丕賳賷 丕賱匕賷 卮賯 胤乇賷賯賴 毓亘乇 丕賱夭賲賳貙 賮賷 胤丕亘毓 爻乇丿賷 賯氐氐賷 賷兀禺匕賳丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 毓亘乇 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賳賯賮 毓賳丿 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賲賴丿鬲 賱馗賴賵乇 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 賵賵氐賵賱賴 廿賱賷賳丕. 亘丿丕賷丞 賲賳 丕賱賲禺胤賵胤 丕賱賮乇毓賵賳賷 丕賱匕賷 毓孬乇 毓賱賷賴 廿賱賶 丕賱乇丕賴亘 賵丕賱胤毓賲 丕賱賲乇 賱賱丨丕亍 丕賱氐賮氐丕賮 賵氐賵賱丕 廿賱賶 卮乇賰丞 亘丕賷乇 賵廿禺鬲賷丕乇賴丕 賱廿爻賲 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 丕賱匕賷 匕丕毓 氐賷鬲賴 賮賷 兀乇噩丕亍 丕賱賲毓賲賵乇丞 賵賰賷賮 兀孬乇鬲 丕賱丨乇賵亘 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 丕賱丕賵賱賶 賵丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 毓賱賶 賲爻丕乇 丕賱丿賵丕亍 丕賱噩丿賷丿 賵賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 丕賱廿爻鬲丨賵丕匕 毓賱賶 亘乇丕亍丞 丕賱廿禺鬲乇丕毓 賵氐賲賵丿 鬲爻賲賷丞 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 兀賲丕賲 賰賱 丕賱兀爻賲丕亍 丕賱兀禺乇賶 賵丕賳鬲卮丕乇 丕賱丨賲賶 丕賱廿爻亘丕賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲卮亘賴 賰孬賷乇丕 賲丕 賳毓丕賷卮賴 丕賱賷賵賲 賲毓 賮丕賷乇賵爻 賰賵乇賵賳丕....
賰鬲丕亘 毓賳 丨賲囟 丕賱爻丕賱賷爻賱賷賰 丕賱兀爻賷鬲賷賱賷 兀賵 賲丕 賷毓乇賮 毓賳丿 丕賱毓丕賲丞 亘丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 匕賱賰 丕賱賲賳鬲噩 丕賱兀賱賲丕賳賷 丕賱匕賷 卮賯 胤乇賷賯賴 毓亘乇 丕賱夭賲賳貙 賮賷 胤丕亘毓 爻乇丿賷 賯氐氐賷 賷兀禺匕賳丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 毓亘乇 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賳賯賮 毓賳丿 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賲賴丿鬲 賱馗賴賵乇 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 賵賵氐賵賱賴 廿賱賷賳丕. 亘丿丕賷丞 賲賳 丕賱賲禺胤賵胤 丕賱賮乇毓賵賳賷 丕賱匕賷 毓孬乇 毓賱賷賴 廿賱賶 丕賱乇丕賴亘 賵丕賱胤毓賲 丕賱賲乇 賱賱丨丕亍 丕賱氐賮氐丕賮 賵氐賵賱丕 廿賱賶 卮乇賰丞 亘丕賷乇 賵廿禺鬲賷丕乇賴丕 賱廿爻賲 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 丕賱匕賷 匕丕毓 氐賷鬲賴 賮賷 兀乇噩丕亍 丕賱賲毓賲賵乇丞 賵賰賷賮 兀孬乇鬲 丕賱丨乇賵亘 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 丕賱丕賵賱賶 賵丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 毓賱賶 賲爻丕乇 丕賱丿賵丕亍 丕賱噩丿賷丿 賵賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 丕賱廿爻鬲丨賵丕匕 毓賱賶 亘乇丕亍丞 丕賱廿禺鬲乇丕毓 賵氐賲賵丿 鬲爻賲賷丞 丕賱兀爻亘乇賷賳 兀賲丕賲 賰賱 丕賱兀爻賲丕亍 丕賱兀禺乇賶 賵丕賳鬲卮丕乇 丕賱丨賲賶 丕賱廿爻亘丕賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲卮亘賴 賰孬賷乇丕 賲丕 賳毓丕賷卮賴 丕賱賷賵賲 賲毓 賮丕賷乇賵爻 賰賵乇賵賳丕....
January 24, 2025
This takes a look at the little wonder pill that has proved itself again and again as the world's most successful drug.
Starting who knows when as someone first chewed a willow leaf and found it eased pain until it became a much-maligned pharmaceutical, this is an interesting story to be told.
It involves long, hard and ignored research, rivalries and victories. Wrapped up in the story is industrialism, World War I, advertising and Nazis!
Also in the story is the growth of ibuprofen and acetomenophen, and the recovery of aspirin as a heart drug. As the story ends, the hope is held out of using aspirin for cancer and other uses.
Starting who knows when as someone first chewed a willow leaf and found it eased pain until it became a much-maligned pharmaceutical, this is an interesting story to be told.
It involves long, hard and ignored research, rivalries and victories. Wrapped up in the story is industrialism, World War I, advertising and Nazis!
Also in the story is the growth of ibuprofen and acetomenophen, and the recovery of aspirin as a heart drug. As the story ends, the hope is held out of using aspirin for cancer and other uses.
February 3, 2020
"賱賲 兀鬲賵賯毓 胤賵賱 丕賱乇丨賱丞"
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