Herbal nonaddictive medicine spices up traditional analgesia
A compound derived from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been found effective at alleviating pain, pointing the way to...
Read MoreHigh potential for cannabis-related pain-relief
Chemical compounds synthesised in the laboratory, similar to those found in cannabis, could be developed as potential drugs to reduce...
Read MorePain short circuit
While searching for novel painkillers, researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium came to the surprising conclusion that some candidate drugs...
Read MoreDangers of etomidate
Patients receiving the widely used anaesthesia drug etomidate for surgery may be at increased risk or mortality and cardiovascular events,...
Read MorePaediatric post-op pain-relief technique
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children’s), have identified a new technique that will significantly decrease pain for...
Read MoreOpioids inappropriate for cancer surgery
The methods used to anaesthetise prostate cancer patients and control pain when their prostate glands are surgically removed for adenocarcinoma...
Read MoreSepsis treatment breakthrough
Sepsis, or septicaemia, is a devastating disease that is difficult to diagnose early, and for which, treatment options are limited....
Read MoreBetter outcomes for higher volumes of sepsis
A recent study led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that ‘practice may make perfect’ when it comes...
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