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Drugs and medications are used to prevent and treat symptoms of diseases according to established medical guidelines. One of the most common symptoms is pain. Mild to moderate pain can usually be treated with analgesic medications, such as aspirin or ibuprofen. For chronic or severe pain, opiates and other narcotics are often used, sometimes along with analgesics; with steroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs when the pain is related to inflammation; or with anti-depressants, which can increase the effects of some pain medications without raising the actual dose of the drug, and which affect the brain's perception of pain. Inside these forums you can discuss or seek information regarding different groups of medications.

A World Without Antibiotics – How Did Doctors Treat Infections?

Chris Smith, MD over a year ago

A World Without Antibiotics – How Did Doctors Treat Infections?

The discovery of penicillin in 1928 was most probably the biggest medical breakthrough of the 20th century. Illnesses such as syphilis, gonorrhea and tuberculosis could then be treated. How did doctors manage these issues before antibiotics though?

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