Morphine is a sedative used to treat pain. Often an adverse response to morphine will be due to something other than an immune reaction. Such occurrences are not true allergies, as allergies are an immune system response. True allergies to...
Neuropathy describes a group of conditions caused by nerve damage resulting in chronic pain. Diabetes, a disease involving increased levels of glucose--sugar--in the blood, causes neuropathy in 60 to 70 percent of patients, according to the...
Some types of cancer pain may be dull, and some may be aching or sharp. Cancer pain can range from mild to severe. And it is more likely occur as cancer advances to terminal stages. The World Health Organization has developed a three-tiered...
Terminal liver cancer occurs when the cancer has spread outside of the liver to other vital organs in the body. It can be hard for the friends, family and caretakers to deal with the death of someone who is in the final stages of liver cancer....
Pharmacological factors of drugs include how the drug works and how it is absorbed and metabolized. By understanding very specifically how a drug works, scientists can optimize its effects and minimize undesired side effects. Understanding the...
Fentanyl, marketed under the brand name Duragesic, is an opium-derived narcotic used to treat chronic pain. Fentanyl is a class II prescription medication; it has a high potential for tolerance, dependence and addiction. It is, therefore,...
Nicotine is a powerful drug found naturally in tobacco and other plants in the nightshade family. Its effects have been studied extensively in clinical settings ranging from hospital emergency rooms, university laboratories and drug dependency...
