Nausea is the feeling of unease and discomfort in the stomach with an urge to vomit. For something so common, it is deceptively complicated. Modern treatments for nausea have been some of the pharmaceutical industry's greatest successes and have eased the distress of millions of patients undergoing surgery or cancer therapies.
Disease: Nausea
Last update: May 2005
Intro
FAQ: What does the future hold?
Medicines used for the treatment of other conditions are currently under investigation for the treatment of nausea. Studies into the use of cannabis derivates in chemotherapy are also under way.
Despite the many advances in this field there is still no cure for nausea. It is now thought that therapy with different combinations of medicines could be the answer to controlling this particularly complex reflex.