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Taking NOTES: abdominal surgery without general anesthesia

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Mayo researchers find anesthesia not harmful for babies during birth process

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

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 ...


Probing question: What is 'Talk and Die' Syndrome?

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created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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.


Brain injury victims can seem OK, symptoms delayed (AP)

Brain injury victims can seem OK, symptoms delayed

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(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.


Medical study shows epidurals and spinal anesthetics are safer than previously reported

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created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 sev ...