Spare A Thought For The History Of Your Hangover Cure, UK

Sore head from too much festive spirit? Reaching for the aspirin? Take a moment to thank Edward Stone, the English vicar whose experiments with willow bark gave rise to modern aspirin and John Vane, who uncovered how the drug worked. The full picture of aspirin’s benefits has been completed today (Monday 17 December 2007) with the addition of new documents to the Royal Society’s (1) archives. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on December 20th, 2007