All Health articles – Page 9

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    Feature

    Pain relief: from coal tar to paracetamol

    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Analgesics, ie pain-relieving drugs, fall into two categories: those that also reduce body temperature in fevers (antipyretics), and those that act mainly on the brain - typically morphine and diamorphine/heroin. Here we consider members of the first group, particularly those once designated 'coal tar analgesics'. Paracetamol, our most popular over-the-counter pain killer, is one of these.   

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    Feature

    The fight against food adulteration

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Today's quality control of the food and drinks industry is thanks to pioneering work started in the 19th century

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    Resource

    Lipid chemistry and dietary fats

    Explore practical experiments, case studies and other activities for 11–16 year olds to learn about the chemistry of fats in the context of food and diet.