Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying the use of nitrous oxide—laughing gas—as a treatment for patients who are hospitalized due to suicidal thoughts. They are investigating ...
Nov 10, 2017
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Clear, measurable targets are needed to cut potent greenhouse gas emissions from inhaled anesthesia and minimize their impact on climate change, insist doctors in The BMJ.
Jun 8, 2022
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For military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), symptoms such as anxiety, anger and depression can have a devastating impact on their health, daily routine, relationships and overall quality of ...
Jul 2, 2020
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Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, has shown early promise as a potential treatment for severe depression in patients whose symptoms don't respond to standard therapies. The pilot study, at Washington University School of Medicine ...
Dec 9, 2014
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A study published in Anaesthesia shows the potential for using "cracking" technology to reduce the environmental impact of nitrous oxide (N2O), used extensively to manage pain during labor.
Sep 15, 2022
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Medical professionals are calling for tighter restrictions on the sale of nitrous oxide gas cartridges, colloquially known as "nangs," due to potentially serious harm for users including lasting neurological damage. Nitrous ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Used anesthetic gases can be simply and safely captured and recycled into new anesthetics, suggests new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Switching from general to regional anaesthesia may help cut greenhouse emissions and ultimately help reduce global warming, indicates a real life example at one US hospital over the course of a year, and reported in the journal ...
Jun 16, 2020
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Alternating hemiplegia of childhood is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder associated with a mutation in the ATP1A3 gene. It begins in infancy, causing symptoms that significantly impair quality of life. Young patients are ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Dr. Gary Andolfatto didn't anticipate that furthering his pain management research would become a personal mission—but he didn't expect to injure himself either.
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