Mount Sinai researchers identify predictors for inpatient pain
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified reliable predictors of pain by surveying patients throughout their hospital stays...
Read MoreCapturing and returning blood to mothers during childbirth
The National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia has funded research at the Royal Cornwall Hospital involving collecting and returning blood lost...
Read MoreBlack mamba venom a better pain-killer than morphine
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="© mgkuijpers - Fotolia.com"][/caption]The venom of the African native black mamba, has been shown to have...
Read MoreNaked mole-rats may hold clues to pain relief
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="© belizar - Fotolia.com"][/caption]Naked mole-rats evolved to thrive in an acidic environment that other mammals, including...
Read MoreLight-sensitive molecule may work as light-responsive anaesthetic
Inhibitory neurotransmitters dampen the activity of neurons. This regulatory effect forms the basis for the action of many anaesthetics. For...
Read MoreOlympics doctor recognised with award from AAGBI
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Honourary Membership award winner, Dr David Zideman"][/caption]The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI)...
Read MoreEpidural analgesia not to blame for fever in labouring women
A study from the August issue of Anesthesiology provides evidence contrary to prior reports that fever in laboring women is...
Read MoreDurham University’s “It’s A Pain” events series to tackle modern curse of chronic pain
A new series of events on how to deal with chronic pain makes its debut on October 18th. “It’s A...
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