http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A recent review in Faculty of 1000 Medicine Reports, a publication in which clinicians highlight advances in medical practice, suggests regional pain relief could be used during abdominal surgery. In this review, Michael Schaefer recommends a new approach that can be performed without the need for general anaesthetics. http://www.physorg.com/news176467558.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:50:03 EST news176467558 Mayo Clinic researchers have found that children exposed to anesthesia during Cesarean section are not at any higher risk for learning disabilities later in life than children not delivered by C-section. These findings are reported in the current issue of the journal Anesthesiology. http://www.physorg.com/news167935433.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:20:01 EST news167935433 Ah, summer! Season of baseball, bike rides, barbecues -- and head injuries. There`s nothing like warm weather to get people outside and active, and nothing like activity to fill up an emergency room. http://www.physorg.com/news165168602.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:10:01 EST news165168602 (AP) -- At first, Natasha Richardson said she felt fine after she took a spill on a Canadian ski slope. But that's not unusual for people who suffer traumatic head injuries like the one that killed the actress. http://www.physorg.com/news156752258.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:18:09 EST news156752258 The largest ever prospective study into the major complications of epidurals and spinal anaesthetics published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia today concludes that previous studies have over-estimated the risks of severe complications of these procedures. The study concludes that the estimated risk of permanent harm following a spinal anaesthetic or epidural is lower than 1 in 20,000 and in many circumstances the estimated risk is considerably lower. http://www.physorg.com/news150990399.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:46:39 EST news150990399