Smiths Medical launches Portex EchoGlo peripheral nerve block range
Medical device manufacturer Smiths Medical has launched its EchoGlo peripheral nerve block range. This addition to the Portex portfolio of...
Read MoreThe Ottawa Hospital study shows benefits of spinal or epidural anaesthesia over general anaesthesia for leg artery bypass surgery
A new study by researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and published in The BMJ shows that people who had surgery...
Read MoreGeneral anaesthesia and normal sleep affect brain in an amazingly similar way as consciousness fades
What happens in the brain when our conscious awareness fades during general anaesthesia and normal sleep? Finnish scientists studied this...
Read MoreHow one pain suppresses the other
The human perception of pain can vary greatly depending on the situation, so it is possible that the same pain...
Read MoreClowns may help children cope with the pain and anxiety of hospital treatment
Incorporating appropriate laughter and play into clinical practice can be beneficial, say researchers Hospital clowns might help improve physical symptoms...
Read MoreAlzeCure presents positive preclinical efficacy data for the TrkA-NAM pain project
AlzeCure Pharma, a pharmaceutical company that develops a broad portfolio of drug candidates for diseases affecting the central nervous system,...
Read MoreSoothing words and music during surgery might reduce postoperative pain
Results could provide a safe, feasible and inexpensive way to reduce postoperative pain and opioid use Listening to soothing words...
Read MoreKids’ TV teaching children wrong lessons about pain
Children engrossed in popular kids' TV programmes such as Peppa Pig, or films like Toy Story or Frozen, are exposed...
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