MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'anesthesia nausea and vomiting'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:32:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511286&cid=t_248144_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FXJhoa8MEBe4%2F Undergoing surgery is difficult enough, between worrying about the actual procedure, worrying about what the surgeon may find or do, and of course, worrying about pain after the surgery. And, for many people (up to 80%), comes worry about being nauseous and vomiting after surgery. This nausea and vomiting doesn’t affect everyone, but it’s not an unusual complication after surgery and it’s due to the anesthetic. Acupressure, similar to acupuncture but using pressure points instead of needles, has been found to be successful in helping many people relieve pain and other discomforts, so researchers wanted to see if they (acupressure and acupuncture) could help relieve the nausea and vomiting. According to an article from Health Behavior News Service, Wrist Acupuncture or Acu... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511286 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:15:47 +0100 2511286