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    Introduction Although paracetamol was used clinically for the first time by Joseph von Mering in 1883 and it has been commercialized since 1953, its mechanism has not been discovered yet. However, paracetamol is the most used drug to fight fever and pain currently due to its antipyretic and analgesic properties. The aim of the experiment is the production of paracetamol by formation of an amide bound between the amine group of p-aminophenol and the carbonyl group of acetic anhydride. Furthermore

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    Hamdard Institute of Management sciences “Panadol Cold & Flu” Submitted To: Sir Iftikhar Munir Submitted by: Amjad Ali Shakir Rahman Sherbaz sheikh Shakirullah Muhammad Irfan Session: 2015-16 Date: 05-06-2015 CONTENT of MARKETING MANAGEMENT REPORT 1. Introduction 2. Background information 3. Strategic Objectives: It is expected that the brand with its new positioning will achieve four major objectives:

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    A headache is a throbbing pain in the head which tends to be unilateral, spreading across the forehead and eyes. Headache is an agonising ache which could simply be a typical pain or it could be constant discomfort around the head which could be severe. (Wedro, 2015) Headaches are very common with around 10 million people frequently complaining of headaches in outpatient practice (Kaderebek, 2015). The nature of headaches varies from typical headaches to migraines which need to be given more attention

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    Summary: Chaibi et al. completed a prospective three-armed, single-blind, placebo, randomized control trial over the course of 17 months which included 104 people suffering from migraines with at least one migraine attack per month. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (CSMT) for people suffering from migraines. Subjects in the active therapy consisted of CSMT, while those in the placebo group were experienced a sham push maneuver

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    What is a migraine? What causes a migraine to start? How can you treat a migraine? And can you prevent a migraine? Migraines are painful as well as has impact on how your go about your day. Also, it can impact how you feel about yourself, as well as how you interact with important people in your life. In this paper, I will explain what is a migraine, describe how they start, explain how can migraines can be treated, and explain how to prevent migraines. A migraine is a common type headache. In addition

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    There are many types of major drugs in use today and on the top of the list is prescription drugs. According to Drug and Society vicodin is the most misused prescribed narcotic in the United States (Glen R. Hanson, March 5, 2014). They say in 2011 was one of the prescription and most often used by teenagers (Glen R. Hanson, March 5, 2014). Vicodin associated with hydrocodone and acetaminophen it is in a class of drugs called narcotic analgesics a schedule II drug. It is used to relieve pain. It is

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    In everyday setting within the hospital, nearly every patient experiences the feeling of pain. Along with this come other emotions, such as frustration and stress. Pain is considered to be subjective so self report will vary among the individual. When patients are admitted to the hospital, evaluating for pain is one of the six vital signs that is assessed at least three times per shift. To deliver patient-centered care, nurses aim to treat the undesirable aspects of pain, regardless of the source

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    Illness refers to the ways in which the sick person, the members of the family and wider social network perceive, live with, and respond to symptoms and disability. Illness and pain is a subjective experience that varies between each individual person. Alisha Ghosh is my cousin; she is a 22-year-old female student, currently in her fourth year at the University of Waterloo. Alisha suffers from sever chronic migraines which hinders and interferes with her daily life. Additionally, Alisha’s mother

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    A break in a bone that is caused by repetitive and/or intense exercise and prolonged pressure on the bone is known as a stress fracture. Stress fractures may pass through the entire bone (complete) or partially break (incomplete). SYMPTOMS • Inflammation at the fracture site. • Bleeding (uncommon). • Bruising (uncommon). • Pain and tenderness over the fracture site. • Weakness and inability to bear weight on the injured extremity. • Paleness and deformity (sometimes). CAUSES Stress

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    Sasha Thiel 09.10.2012 CH203 Lab Experiment 1: Isolation of the Active Ingredient in an Analgesic Drug Pre-Lab: A. Least accurate to most accurate 1. Beakers (5ml markings) 2. 10ml graduated cylinder (0.1 markings) 3. 5ml vials (0.1 and 0.3 markings) 4. 1ml plastic pipets (0.1 ml markings) 5. 1ml syringes (0.1 ml markings) 6. 1ml graduated volumetric pipets (0.01 ml markings) B. A 1ml graduated volumetric pipet is the best to use if you want 0.15 ml of reactant

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