Surgery
Staying awake during spine surgery is cutting recovery time in half
The spinal surgery David B. underwent in November wasn't his first – but it was the first time he was awake for a procedure.
Mar 6, 2019
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Surgery
South African musician plays guitar during brain surgery
His skull still open, a South African musician with a brain tumor played several notes on his guitar during a successful operation to remove most of the growth.
Dec 22, 2018
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Medical research
Potential new painkiller provides longer lasting effects
Medications have long been used to treat pain caused by injury or chronic conditions. Unfortunately, most are short-term fixes or cause side effects that limit their use. Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered ...
May 7, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Little benefit seen when corticosteroids added to injections for spinal stenosis
Epidural injections with a glucocorticoid in combination with the local anesthetic lidocaine appear to be no better in reducing pain and physical limitations in patients with spinal stenosis, a common spine disorder, than ...
Jul 2, 2014
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Surgery
Anesthetic technique improves quality of recovery for women having breast cancer surgery
Anesthesiologists using a technique similar to a dental freeze can improve the quality of recovery and decrease recovery time for breast cancer surgery patients, according to a new study.
Mar 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Need steroids? Maybe not for lower back pain: Analysis suggests saline shots may do just as well
New research from Johns Hopkins suggests that it may not be the steroids in spinal shots that provide relief from lower back pain, but the mere introduction of any of a number of fluids, such as anesthetics and saline, to ...
Sep 17, 2013
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Medical research
Combo treatment might beat epidural to ease labor, study says
(HealthDay)—In the first stage of labor, a combined spinal-epidural technique provides faster and better pain relief compared to traditional epidural pain relief, a new study suggests.
Mar 5, 2013
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New dissolvable oral strip provides instant pain relief for burns
A dissolvable oral strip has been developed to immediately relieve pain from burns caused by ingestion of hot foods and liquids, such as coffee, pizza, and soup. This research is being presented at the 2012 American Association ...
Oct 16, 2012
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Medications
Teething baby? Avoid benzocaine, FDA says
(HealthDay) -- Parents should not use benzocaine products to relieve teething pain in babies except under the advice and supervision of a health care professional, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Jul 29, 2012
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Moveable magnets used to forge gastric bypass in pigs
(HealthDay) -- In a scenario reminiscent of the film Fantastic Voyage, researchers have found a way to perform nearly surgery-free gastric bypass procedures in pigs using only a local anesthetic.
May 21, 2012
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