14. Drugs Used to Treat Bronchial Asthma [Article]
1. Drugs Used to relieve the Symptoms of Asthma
Bronchodilators
Drugs which open up the airways are called bronchodilators because they act by dilat
25. Drugs Used to Treat Raised Blood Pressure [Article]
The blood is forced around the body under pressure from the contractions of the heart. The blood pressure depends principally upon the amount of blood being pumped out by the heart and the resistanc
30. Morphine and Related Pain-relievers [Article]
The Relief of Pain
We all experience pain at some time or another and each of us varies in the amount of pain we can tolerate. Severe, continuous or unusual pain needs explaining and
11. Drugs Used to Treat Coughs [Article]
Coughs frequently serve a useful purpose, for example, to get rid of an inhaled foreign body or to cough up sputum. These coughs are said to be productive. A cough which is just dry and irritating i
53. Vaccines [Article]
Active Immunity
Vaccines stimulate the production of protective antibodies and other mechanisms involved in the body’s resistance to disease (i.e. they produce active