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Making an old pain and fever medication

Today I will be making acetanilide, which was historically used as a pain reliever. It was discovered in 1886 and sold under the brand name Antifebrin by the company Kalle & Co. It has since been ...

Supplies of painkiller 'collapse in UK' sparking NHS fears as 'patients distraught'

Pharmacists are said to be supporting ‘distressed patients’ with the shortage said to be lasting for at least 4 months ...

Painkiller taken by millions 'runs out' as NHS supplies 'won't return to normal until June'

More than 1.25 million doses are dispensed monthly as chemists report they are assisting 'distressed patients' ...

The heart-stopping surgery giving Hock a second lease on life

Doctors at Melbourne’s Austin Hospital stopped Hock Yap’s heart and drained his body of blood for 40 nail-biting minutes. It has changed him forever. A collaborative team from the Austin Hospital had ...

Will pressure from Trump cause Cuba to finally buckle?

After seizing Venezuela’s revolutionary socialist ruler Nicolás Maduro in a commando raid last month, the Trump administration is trying to bring Cuba to its knees by forcing its few remaining allies ...