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Colchicine
* acts by decreasing inflammation in an acute attack.
* are analgesic
  - drugs
* can be toxic when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed in the eyes
  - lower body temperature, especially in the elderly
* disrupts the spindle apparatus.
* inhibits microtubule formation while taxol stabilizes microtubules
  - spindle formation, and prevents separation of chromosomes at anaphase
* interferes with microtubule assembly-hence arrests chromosome movement in mitosis.
* is effective in controlling chronic cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis
  - to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed
* passes into breast milk.

Cold medicine
* Some cold medicines contain a fever reducer like the ingredient in Tylenol.
* is located in drugstores
* work by alleviating some of the symptoms of colds, such as runny nose or congestion.

Community medicine
* are an alternative for many poorer consumers world-wide.
* is an alternative for a significant segment of consumers.

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Complementary medicine
* blend of holistic and conventional methods of evaluation and therapy.
* combines alternative and traditional therapies.
* covers a wide range of healing philosophies, approaches and therapies.
* has a special place in Germany.
* is medicine
  - the next logical step in the treatment of cancer patients
  - treatment used in addition to conventional therapy
  - used in addition to conventional treatments
* newly emerging area of importance in urology.
* offers the danger of people taking charge of their own healthcare.
* provides patients with therapies that accompany medical care.

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Conventional medicine
* believes in aggressive intervention to treat disease
  - that mind and consciousness arise from the physical body
* can only offer a range of pain-killing drugs to treat migraine.
* does try to use the immune system against cancer.
* has patients
  - several methods for identifying allergens
  - three major approaches to immune dysfunction
  - very little faith in the body to heal itself
* is led by the doctor's diagnosis.
* pays little attention to natural healing in theory, and even less in practice.
* provides women with a variety of treatments for breast lumps.
* takes a different approach to symptoms
  - the view that symptoms are a direct manifestation of the illness
* tends to treat the disease, with a focus on getting better.
* treats infection.
* uses diet, anti-biotics and sometimes surgery
  - drugs to block inflammation and pain in the joints

Cough medicine
* Some cough medicines contain mixtures of expectorants and antitussives.
* can trigger hacking and wheezing.

Counterirritant
* also provoke a release of endorphins which reduce pain.
* is medicine

Cure
* are as whimsical as causes of illness
  - bands
  - located in doctors
  - permanent, whereas some allergens can change
  - rivers
* is by evaporation of the water

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Acoustic
* Descibe how the human ear works.
* are part of physics
  - physical science
  - remedies
  - the primary means of collecting streambed-elevation and velocity data
* becomes an issue in a building where sound absorption and quiet are important.
* can effect sound, tuning and matching of sound.
* differ from space to space.
* echo in all directions, and is therefore very difficult to pinpoint.
* play an important role noise mitigation and proper design of teaching spaces.
* provides a means to obtain continuous observation and assessment of underwater resources.