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Pain

Causes of pain History and examination Tests for pain Pain management Causes of pain Pain is an unpleasant sensory and […]

Introduction to chemotherapy Chemotherapeutic classes Alkylating agents Anthracyclines Taxanes Chemotherapeutic classes Vinca alkaloids Anti-metabolites Folate antagonists Purine antagonists Pyrimidine antagonists […]

Radiotherapy

Introduction to radiotherapy How is radiation produced? How does radiotherapy work? Why does it take time for radiotherapy to work? What […]

Menopause

Menopause is the term used when women permanently stop having menstrual periods. It can be diagnosed after one year with no periods following the final menstrual period. Menopause may occur naturally, or may be induced.

A Fake Tan That Also Shields Skin from Sun? Maybe

Injections of a substance similar to a hormone naturally produced in the body appear to give people a tan with […]

Tanning truths: the skin’s hidden killer

Ultra violet rays come in different forms and for a long time cancer professionals and sunscreen manufacturers have told us […]

New sunscreen to save skin’s DNA

A new company is to be formed at a Tyneside university to design a sunscreen which will protect the skin’s […]

Atopic dermatitis unrelated to nonmelanoma skin cancer risk

Patients with a history of atopic dermatitis are no more likely to develop nonmelanoma skin cancers than other patients with […]

Sudeck’s atrophy (reflex sympathetic dystrophy, complex regional pain syn…

What is Sudeck’s atrophy (Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Complex regional pain syndrome 1) Statistics on Sudeck’s atrophy (Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Complex […]

Shingles (herpes zoster infection; HZ)

Herpes zoster (HZ) is an inflammatory condition characterised by a blistering, itching, painful and burning rash. HZ is caused by the activation of the Varicella-zoster virus which only occurs in people who have had chicken pox.