Dear cureZone The article on aspirin and man made disease caused me to consider the history of items of interest, aspirin, man made disease and deficiencies. Enter the boys from Brazil and aspirin. known for years as a pain reliever since before the American Indians described it to the ignorant white eyes. The Aspirin Wars by Mann and Plummer describes how Bayer Aspirin Salesman had reached every conceivable part of the globe by 1897 more effectively than the Missionaries who were looking for righteous men when they should have spent more time with sinners. But before it is fo ...   read more