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Why do cells grow?
Cells divide and replicate themselves all the time. These cells contain our genes. About one in a million cells does not develop normally, but usually this is not a problem. Read

Type of cancers?
Are treatments available?

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Pain in the news
Acupuncture for menstrual pain?
Socialites suffer less surgery pain
Pain can alter the brain
New needle-free painkiller
Scientists hail new painkiller
How our bodies feel the cold
Attitude can ease pain
Chronic pain stuck in brain?
Hope against chronic pain
Clarity on kid suicides
News archive
 Real life story
The alphabet of pain
There's a flicker of understanding in the boy's eyes when Dr Rene Albertyn gently speaks to him - despite the fact that he has suffered serious brain damage, and is blind and deaf. Read more
 
 FAQ
  1. Can I have an active life after a transplant?

2. Can I go on holiday if I am on haemodialysis?

3. How do I know I have malaria?

4. Why do cells grow?

5. What type of cancers do we find?

6. What treatments are available?

7. What is cancer?

8. What are survival chances?

9. What are early warning signs of cancer?

10. Is cancer hereditary?

11. How can I prevent getting cancer?

12. What are the advantages of postoperative pain relief?

13. How long will pethidine effectively relieve pain?

14. Is it true that overdosing on painkillers can damage your liver?

15. Can painkillers be addictive?

16. Is Tramadol less effective than pethidine or morphine.

17. What different types of painkillers do we find?

18. What increases the risk for back pain?

19. Can opioids be taken orally

20. What is the difference between acute and chronic pain?

  
 
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Contents

Post-operative pain relief
Postoperative pain relief, Pain relief continue?, Types of postoperative pain relief, Post-operative pain relief, Pain relief after surgery, more...

Different painkilling drugs
The different groups of painkillers, Paracetamol, NSAIDs, What is an epidural?

Local anaesthetics
What are local anaesthetics?, How do local anaesthetics work?, Side-effects of local anaesthetics, Examples of local anaesthetics

Epidurals
What is an epidural?, How does an epidural work?, How long does an epidural work?, How is an epidural injection done?, Is an epidural safe?, more...

Opioids
Opioids, Low efficacy opioids, Moderate efficacy opioids, High efficacy opioids

Pain in children
A child's body talks of pain, The alphabet of pain

Health tips
Clutch that crutch, A pain in the neck?, Soothe your joints with warm water

Pain menu
About Pain
Different painkilling drugs
Epidurals
FAQ
Health tips
Local anaesthetics
Opioids
Pain in children
Post-operative pain relief
Real life story
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