Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6180120 | Cosmetic skin care compositions containing alpha hydroxy acids linoleates Cosmetic skin care compositions containing alpha hydroxy acid linoleates. The inventive compositions provide, improved oil control and improved skin feel, and/or anti-aging benefits.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5958391 | Composition and method for treatment of dermatitis on the scalp The invention provides a composition for treating seborrheic dermatitis on the scalp, a method for treating seborrheic dermatitis and a method for making the composition of the invention. The composition of the invention, which is not a shampoo and does n... | 09/28/1999 |
| 4327081 | Method of enhancing absorption of antitumor agent into gastro-intestinal tumor site and orally administrable antitumor compositions therefor This invention relates to a method for selectively enhancing absorption of 5-fluorouracil, bleomycins or bleomycin derivatives into the gastrointestinal tumor site by orally administering such substance together with an alkali metal salt of polyacrylic ac... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4180576 | Purines useful for the potentiation of antibiotics Purines useful for the potentiation of antibiotics, particularly phleomycin and bleomycin, have the general formula: ##STR1## wherein W is selected from the group consisting of --SRCONR1 R2, --SRCN, and --SRCOR1, in w... | 12/25/1979 |