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Getting the measure of pain

In the 20th century doctors tried to find a way to measure pain. But even when ‘objective’ measures were rejected, an accurate understanding of another’s pain remained frustratingly elusive.

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How Indigenous insight inspires sustainable science

The forest of the Amazon Basin is inextricably bound up with the lives of the Indigenous peoples living there. Find out how they feel about the forest, use what it provides, and try to protect it from aggressive commercial exploitation.

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Coleridge’s hypochondria

An intense focus on his own bodily sensations led poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to self-medicate with narcotics. But this fascination also put Coleridge ahead of the medical sensibilities of his day.

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  • Phenalgin : an ideal antipyretic, analgesic and expectorant.
  • An analgesic pill in a medicine bottle. Colour lithograph by Donald Brun, 1950.
  • The first modern anti-inflammatory analgesic specifically for topical use : new Difflam Cream benzydamine.
  • The first modern anti-inflammatory analgesic specifically for topical use : new Difflam Cream benzydamine.
  • The first modern anti-inflammatory analgesic specifically for topical use : new Difflam Cream benzydamine.
  • The first modern anti-inflammatory analgesic specifically for topical use : new Difflam Cream benzydamine.
  • The first modern anti-inflammatory analgesic specifically for topical use : new Difflam Cream benzydamine.
  • Antipyretic analgesic Paramol-118 for the relief of moderate to severe pain : sports and the British.
  • Antipyretic analgesic Paramol-118 for the relief of moderate to severe pain : sports and the British.
  • Slow-worm (blind-worm or deaf-adder) anguis fragilis family: Anguidae : DF 118 powerful non-narcotic analgesic.
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