Bone
02 Apr 2006
Simple analgesics (non-opioid analgesics)
Simple analgesics or non-opioid painkillers, including paracetomol and NSAIDS, provide pain relief and reduce fever in headache and inflammatory conditions.
Diseases
02 Apr 2006
Sciatica
Sciatica is pain caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve. It may occur anywhere between the lower back to the foot, and affects up to…
Joints
01 Apr 2006
Sympathectomy and Sympathetic Nerve Block
Sympathectomy induces pain relief by blocking the sympathetic nervous system in conditions like neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
Fitness
01 Apr 2006
Muscle Cramps
Muscle cramps are painful, sometimes disabling, involuntary contractions of muscles under voluntary control (skeletal muscle) caused by abnormal functioning of the nerves which control the muscles.…
Cancer
31 Mar 2006
Changes to in utero environment may alter onset of cancer
Manipulating the in utero environment may alter the onset of cancers that appear later in the lives of mammals, according to a new University of Toronto study published in the journal Carcinogenesis. “We know that cancer-causing agents can travel across the placenta and harm the developing embryo or fetus,”…
Anatomy
31 Mar 2006
Menstruation (period or menstrual cycle)
Menstruation, menses or menstrual periods involve hormonal and ovarian changes that cause PMS symptoms, ovulation, period pain and other period symptoms.
Children's Health
31 Mar 2006
Pain & Physical Activity
Pain is a feeling that arises from injured or damaged body tissues. Special nerve endings convert the injury into pain sensations. These sensations are then…
Anatomy
28 Mar 2006
Urinary system (renal system)
The urinary system consists of all the organs involved in the formation and release of urine. It includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
Children's health
27 Mar 2006
Reflux Infants Support Association (RISA) Inc
Reflux Infants Support Association (RISA) Inc supports the families of babies with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD or baby reflux).
