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Chimcan21 karma

Morphine has other effects other than on pain. For cardiac patients, it decreases the amount of work that the heart has to do, which is beneficial when the heart is having trouble getting oxygen.

Chimcan8 karma

If one big pharma company doesn't develop a cure, a second company will. Therefore, the first big pharma company loses out on the profits of a cure.

There, I just shattered your silly conspiracy.

The reason why there is not a "cure for cancer" is because it's FUCKING DIFFICULT. We have cures for certain cancers that are low grade, anatomically confined, and/or biologically susceptible to a certain treatment.

Chimcan3 karma

What is the residency program for palliative medicine in the US?

Fellowship after internal medicine or family medicine?

Chimcan1 karma

Could you give us the Cole's Notes on how the scorpion toxin (chlorotoxin) paint works?

  1. How does it bind/enter only tumour cells?

  2. Which brain tumours is it effective for?

  3. It can get through the BBB... how?