Oncology & Cancer

Cold plasma successful against brain cancer cells

For the first time, physicists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), biologists and physicians demonstrated the synergistic effect of cold atmospheric plasma - a partly ionized gas - and chemo ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Long-term exposure to toxins in operating rooms could increase COPD risk

Disinfectants and surgical smoke—the gaseous by-product produced by heat-generating surgical instruments—are among the hazardous chemicals to which physicians, nurses, and other hospital staff are exposed in operating ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Poor cleaning can jeopardize sterilization of medical tools

Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) failed to completely sterilize surgical tools 76 percent of the time when the tools were soiled with salts or blood and not cleaned prior to sterilization, according to a study published ...

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