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Transfemoral aortic valves can be placed under local anesthesia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Transfemoral aortic valves can be implanted with fluoroscopic guidance
under local anesthesia, French doctors have shown.
Source: Modern Medicine - May 23, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Anesthesia in children linked to learning disabilities?
The jury is still out on the effects of anesthesia in children who undergo surgery at a young age,
according to Constance S. Houck, MD. Multiple animal studies have demonstrated neuroapoptosis and long-term
learning deficits in young animals after administration of general anesthesia, but population-based studies in
humans have been far less clear.
Source: Modern Medicine - May 22, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Mental Distraction Provides Pain Relief
A new study reveals that mental distractions can reduce the amount of pain an individual experiences. The study appears online in Current Biology. The researchers asked study participants to complete either a difficult or easy memory task while a painful level of heat was applied to their arms. Both tasks required participants to remember letters. They found that participants who completed the harder memory task experienced less pain...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 22, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
U.S. states urge return of drug used in executions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fifteen states asked the U.S. Justice Department on Monday for help in
obtaining an anesthesia drug they use in executions but that a federal judge said in March was illegally
imported.
Source: Modern Medicine - May 22, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Study: Simple Scope Exam Cuts Colon Cancer Deaths
UNDATED (CBS/AP) – A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030′s Diane Stern spoke to Mass. General Hospital Dr. Andrew Chan about the study:
Many doctors recommend a more complete test — colonoscopy — but many people refuse that costly, unpleasant exam. The new study shows that the simpler test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, can be a good option. Although it may seem similar to having a mammogram on just one breast, experts say that even a partial bowel exam is better than none.
Rea...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: KC Downey Tags: Health Heard On WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Watch Listen Colon Cancer Colonoscopy Diane Stern Flexible Sigmoidoscopy New England Journal Of Medicine Source Type: news
[Slideshow] Trauma Care Where There Was None in Northern Afghanistan
Before the opening of the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) surgical hospital in Kunduz Province, northern Afghanistan, people in the region suffering from severe injuries had two options. They made the long and dangerous journey to Kabul or Pakistan, or they visited an expensive private clinic. As a result, few patients received the trauma care they needed.
In less than a year, the MSF trauma center, equipped with an emergency room, two operating theaters, and an intensive care unit, has seen more than 3,700 patients. The majority are victims of so-called “general trauma"&md...
Source: MSF Multimedia - May 21, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Regular Exercise May Increase Pain Tolerance
Stories of athletes bravely "playing through the pain" are relatively common and support the widespread belief that they experience pain differently than non-athletes. Yet, the scientific data on pain perception in athletes has been inconsistent, and sometimes contradictory. Investigators from the University of Heidelberg have conducted a meta-analysis of available research and find that in fact, athletes can indeed tolerate a higher level of pain than normally active people...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
NEW TITLE IN PMC: Case Reports in Anesthesiology
The following new journal from Hindawi has been added to PMC: Case Reports in Anesthesiology ISSN: 2090-6382 (Print) 2090-6390 (Electronic) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/1801 Archive includes: v. 2011 (2011) - v. 2012 (2012) Note: There is no embargo delay for this title.
Source: PubMed Central News - May 18, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Intra-articular Anesthetic for Shoulder MR ArthrographyIntra-articular Anesthetic for Shoulder MR Arthrography
How does the addition of intra-articular anesthetic to MR arthrography solution affect periprocedural pain, image quality, and imaging time? Medscape Radiology
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - May 18, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Radiology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Toddlers with Bad Teeth?
My little nephew - he's not yet three - has a mouthful of cavities that have to be filled. The dentist says he'll need a general anesthetic. She said there's been a big increase in cavities among little kids. What's going on?
Source: Dr. Weil Q and A - May 17, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
North American Partners in Anesthesia to Exhibit and Present at 2012 Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting
MELVILLE, NY, May 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North American Partners in Anesthesia is pleased to participate in the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting, a conference bringing together some of the most forward-thinking and experienced leaders in the healthcare industry.
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - May 16, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Laryngeal mask airway failure rare but problematic
Failure of laryngeal mask airway is rare but associated with serious complications, shows a large study.
Source: MedWire News - Anesthesiology - May 16, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Armor and anesthesia: exposure, feeling, and the soldier's body. - MacLeish KT.
For many civilians, the high-tech weapons, armor, and military medicine with which U.S. soldiers are equipped present an image of lethal capacity and physical invulnerability. But, as this article explores, soldiers themselves just as often associate the l...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 15, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Being caught with a patient means death for doctor and patient
In late March, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team crossed the Turkish border into Syria in an effort to provide medical aid in the Idlib region. The two-person team was composed of a surgeon and an anesthesiologist. To evaluate needs, they also sought to observe the treatment that wounded patients were receiving.
Their first observation was that medical workers were so terrorized that they would offer only first aid in cases of extreme emergency. To treat broken bones, for example, they would simply use makeshift splints. In dealing with hemorrhage, they applied compression bandages even when they had access to techn...
Source: MSF News - May 15, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Syria NEWS Violence Source Type: news
Children don’t have time for the pain—of shots
Feeling "a little" pinch is a small price to pay for good healthcare. But we can do more to reduce the discomfort. (UNICEF Sverige/Flickr)
I remember distinctly both of my boys’ 4-month-old well visits. Mostly because of the shots: all four of them.
Neither boy was particularly happy about being poked that much (though the shiny Band-Aids afterward did help a little).
My wife and I would have loved to help ease the pain of the shots, but we didn’t have any idea how. Frankly, I don’t know that, in the moment, it crossed our minds that there was something we could do, and it wasn’t something we tho...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - May 14, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tom Ulrich Tags: All posts Parenting Research Vaccine controversy immunization shots pain treatment Vaccines Source Type: news
Back Pain Therapy Often Yields Early Benefits: Study
Title: Back Pain Therapy Often Yields Early Benefits: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/14/2012 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/14/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - May 14, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
GE Upgrades Its Portable Vscan Ultrasound
GE Healthcare has unveiled the new and improved version of its popular Vscan pocket-sized ultrasound. The Vscan 1.2 sports a longer lasting battery, a new interface, and improved data export capabilities to help with reporting and sharing info about patients.Full list of new features in the Vscan 1.2 according to the GE announcement:Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 11, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Military Medicine Ob/Gyn Source Type: news
BIOTRONIK’s Reocor External Pacemaker Now Available in U.S.
BIOTRONIK is bringing to the U.S. the Reocor external pacemarker, that is available in two models for dual- and single-chamber pacing.The company is touting the system’s design and intuitive controls, as well as a longer lasting battery that will work for 600 hours of permanent pacing on the Reocor S model.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 11, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Source Type: news
Tangent Shows Off NovaCath Secure IV Catheter
Tangent Medical out of Ann Arbor, MI recently unveiled its NovaCath Secure IV Catheter System, a device designed to improve peripheral IV catheter stabilization and reduce the potential for clinicians being exposed to patient blood.The closed system includes the catheter, high pressure extension tubing, multi-use flow control clamp and stabilization components.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 11, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
Health Tip: When Your Knee is Unstable
Title: Health Tip: When Your Knee is UnstableCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/10/2012 8:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/10/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - May 10, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Wheelchair Breakdowns on the Rise, Study Finds
Title: Wheelchair Breakdowns on the Rise, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/9/2012 2:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/10/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - May 10, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Local Anesthesia May Be Enough for TAVI (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Local anesthesia alone may be enough for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), according to a feasibility study.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 9, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
BioSyent Inc.: BioSyent Pharma Launches Cathejell(TM) Jelly 2%; Shipments to Commence May 2012
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) BioSyent Inc. ("BioSyent") (TSX VENTURE: RX) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary BioSyent Pharma Inc. has launched Cathejell(TM) Jelly 2% a Sterile Topical Anesthetic for the Canadian healthcare market.
Source: Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech - May 9, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Medical and Healthcare RX Source Type: news
‘Triple low’ predicts postoperative mortality
Patients who, during surgery, develop the “triple low” of low blood pressure, low minimum alveolar concentration of volatile anesthetic, and low bispectral index are at increased risk for dying within 30 days, research suggests.
Source: MedWire News - Anesthesiology - May 9, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
MedPage Today/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Series Triggers Senate Investigation
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Senate Finance Committee today sent letters to 10 professional organizations and pharmaceutical companies seeking to clarify the extent of the financial connections between manufacturers of opioid painkillers and the promotion of their use in chronic pain.
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - May 9, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Health Tip: Help Prevent Chronic Ear Infections
Title: Health Tip: Help Prevent Chronic Ear InfectionsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/9/2012 8:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/9/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - May 9, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Doctors Misread Pain of IUD Placement (CME/CE)
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Doctors asked to estimate the pain their patients felt during insertion of an intrauterine contraceptive device didn't even come close, researchers reported here.
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - May 8, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Advancing Sinus Surgery.... Outside the Operating Room
MARKHAM, Ontario, May 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the majority of sinus surgery is performed in an operating room setting with the patient under general anesthetic. Dr. Brad Mechor, a sinus specialist at the Calgary Sinus Centre is working to advance minimally invasive sinus treatment in the "Office Setting" using local anesthetic.
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - May 8, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Health Tip: When Gardening Triggers Back Pain
Title: Health Tip: When Gardening Triggers Back PainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/8/2012 8:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/8/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - May 8, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
ZCAINE FAST ACTING ANESTHETIC (Lidocaine) Gel [PHI, Inc]
Updated Date: May 8, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 8, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
A3824 REGIONAL ANESTHESIA () Kit [Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.]
Updated Date: May 8, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 8, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
HUSH FAST ACTING TOPICAL ANESTHETIC (Lidocaine) Gel [Hush Anesthetic]
Updated Date: May 8, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 8, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Health Tip: Work on Good Posture
Title: Health Tip: Work on Good PostureCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/7/2012 8:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/7/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - May 7, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Weighing the Risks
One of the biggest choices an expectant mother faces is how to handle the pain of childbirth. More than 60 percent of American women choose relief in the form of an epidural, a combination of local anesthetic and narcotic administered into the epidural space surrounding the spinal cord. Although most doctors believe that the injections are safe, a new study suggests that they may increase the risk that a mother will develop a fever during labor, which could, in rare instances, pose risks to her baby. [More]
Source: Scientific American Topic - Biotechnology - May 5, 2012 Category: Biotechnology Tags: Health,Ethics,More Science,Biotechnology,Biology,Society & Policy Source Type: news
Modeling Phase Transitions in the Brain
series:Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience Foreword by Walter J. Freeman.The induction of unconsciousness using anesthetic drugs demonstrates that the cerebral cortex can operate in two very different modes: alert and responsive versus unaware and quiescent. But the states of wakefulness and sleep are not single-neuron properties---they emerge as bulk properties of cooperating populations of neurons, with the switchover ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - May 4, 2012 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Neurosciences Source Type: news
Health Tip: Managing a Hammertoe
Title: Health Tip: Managing a HammertoeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/4/2012 8:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/4/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - May 4, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
North American Partners in Anesthesia President Speaks to CPA Audience at HCAA Spring Conference
MELVILLE, N.Y., May 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North American Partners in Anesthesia's President and Chief Operating Officer, Lloyd Straus, will be speaking at the 2012 HCAA Spring Conference. The conference is being held May 2 -- 4, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue.
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - May 3, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Sensiotec Showcases Virtual Medical Assistant, a New Wireless Non-Contact Monitoring System
Sensiotec Inc. (Atlanta, GA) is presenting a new non-contact vital signs monitoring system at the 2012 conference of the American Telemedicine Association in San Jose. The Virtual Medical Assistant uses the ultra wideband, a former military high frequency band, to detect movements from the heart, lungs and torso. Using a specific algorithm, the detected absorption rates can be transformed into vital signs data. The server can transmit patient data to any number of nursing stations, personal computers, cell phones, tablets and pagers simultaneously.A nice feature for developers is the server architecture that provides an ...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - May 2, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jan Sinnige Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Net News Telemedicine Source Type: news
Debate Over Who Should Be Allowed to Administer Anesthesia Moves to Courts
The dispute pits nurse anesthetists, who specialize in administering anesthesia and maintain that they are well equipped to treat patients on their own, against anesthesiologists.
Source: NYT - May 2, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By DAN FROSCH Tags: Nursing and Nurses Anesthesia and Anesthetics Doctors Colorado California Suits and Litigation Source Type: news
Health Tip: Help Prevent Back Pain
Title: Health Tip: Help Prevent Back PainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/2/2012 8:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/2/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - May 2, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
SONACAINE TOPICAL ANESTHETIC WITH MENTHOL (Lidocaine) Gel [Filltech USA, LLC]
Updated Date: May 2, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 2, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
TOPICAL ANESTHETIC STRAWBERRY (Benzocaine) Gel [Patterson Dental Supply Inc]
Updated Date: May 2, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 2, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
TOPICAL ANESTHETIC MINT (Benzocaine) Gel [Patterson Dental Supply Inc]
Updated Date: May 2, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 2, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
TOPICAL ANESTHETIC PINA COLADA (Benzocaine) Gel [Patterson Dental Supply Inc]
Updated Date: May 2, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 2, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
TOPICAL ANESTHETIC CHERRY (Benzocaine) Gel [Patterson Dental Supply Inc]
Updated Date: May 2, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 2, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
TOPICAL ANESTHETIC RASPBERRY (Benzocaine) Gel [Patterson Dental Supply Inc]
Updated Date: May 2, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 2, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
TOPICAL ANESTHETIC BUBBLE GUM (Benzocaine) Gel [Patterson Dental Supply Inc]
Updated Date: May 2, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 2, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
IL-17 Blocker Promising for Spondylitis (CME/CE)
GLASGOW (MedPage Today) -- A new monoclonal antibody that targets the interleukin (IL)-17 pathway appeared promising for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in a proof-of-concept study presented here.
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - May 1, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Science Weekly Extra podcast: What has science ever done for us? Sense About Science Lecture 2012, Lord Richard Taverne
Sense About Science was founded by Richard Taverne 10 years ago to further the public's understanding of science and help scientists advocate an evidence-based society. At the time many scientists seemed reluctant to take part in public discourse, now 5,000 have signed up with the organisation to do just that. There's still some way to go in promoting the public understanding of science in the UK, says Taverne – alternative medicine and the national lottery are thriving, and only one of our MPs is a graduate scientist. To mark his retirement from Sense About Science, Taverne delivered its annual lecture on Monday 23 Apri...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 1, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Alok Jha, Jason Phipps Tags: Science and scepticism Science policy guardian.co.uk Editorial Source Type: news
Podcast: What has science ever done for us?
Sense About Science was founded by Richard Taverne 10 years ago to further the public's understanding of science and help scientists advocate an evidence-based society. At the time many scientists seemed reluctant to take part in public discourse, now 5,000 have signed up with the organisation to do just that. There's still some way to go in promoting the public understanding of science in the UK, says Taverne – alternative medicine and the national lottery are thriving, and only one of our MPs is a graduate scientist. To mark his retirement from Sense About Science, Taverne delivered its annual lecture on Monday 23 Apri...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 1, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Alok Jha, Jason Phipps Tags: Science and scepticism Science policy guardian.co.uk Editorial Source Type: news
