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Watch the birdie! Pediatric hospitals find the distraction of VR helps with pain management

November 12, 2017 -

Aside from using technological advances to blur the lines between the game world and the real world, virtual reality has another practical application. Virtual reality might be the next step in pain management, and this can benefit children who have to undergo medical procedures that often cause them anxiety and pain on a regular basis. (Related: Virtual pain relief: Researchers believe video games can reprogram your brain, or at least distract you.)

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Health risks continue well after the surgery is over (press release)

July 20, 2006 - Health risks continue well after the surgery is over (press release)

Thursday, July 20, 2006 by: NewsTargetTags: health news, Natural News, nutrition"The first insight we take away from this is that when bad things happen down the road, months, maybe even years later, that we cannot, as we have in the past, just attribute it to the natural course of illness," says Dr. Steffen E. Meiler, anesthesiologist and vice chair for research in the Medical College of Georgia Department ...

Another risk of fentanyl may be an attraction to junkies – it causes amnesia

February 18, 2018 - anesthesiology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee said, “the doses in the brain can get really high really fast, so I am imagining it could occur in these patients where the doses are so high it became [sic] kind of anesthetic.”

Fentanyl users are at a higher risk of overdosing because the opioid has an “additive effect.” Like most pain relief drugs, users develop a tolerance for them pretty quickly and need more just to experience the same ...

Clinical review finds electroacupuncture treats postoperative urinary retention in women

August 21, 2019 -

The team looked for relevant studies in databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL, and Web of Science. They also conducted a search using local databases in China, Japan, Korea, and Russia. They found 23 studies that investigated how electroacupuncture affects postoperative urinary retention. These studies included 1,861 patients in total.

The team found that electroacupuncture has therapeutic effects on those with postoperative urinary retention. These effects included ...

The brain-gut connection: A new study finds that traumatic brain injury also causes intestinal damage

December 22, 2017 -

Previous studies have already noted a connection between TBI and gastrointestinal dysfunction, stating that TBI affects intestinal permeability (the ability of the gut to allow materials from the intestine into the bloodstream). However, the study, which was published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, was the first to correlate TBI in mice with "delayed, long-term changes in the colon" and link it back to post-traumatic brain inflammation and associated tissue ...

Euthanized woman in Belgium heard SCREAMING by family as doctors suffocated her with a pillow

September 19, 2023 - anesthesiology and surgery at the Emory School of Medicine, the process of dying by lethal injection might appear peaceful, but this is not necessarily the case.

"The death penalty is not the same as assisted dying, of course," Zivot said. "Executions are meant to be punishment; euthanasia is about relief from suffering."

"Yet for both euthanasia and executions, paralytic drugs are used. These drugs, given in high enough doses, mean that a patient cannot ...

Young associate medical director – the “Dr. Fauci” of Louisville, Kentucky – dies suddenly and unexpectedly

March 23, 2022 -

Instead, the community used her death to promote the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. "We are stunned and deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of Dr. SarahBeth Hartlage," said Dr. Sarah Moyer, Department of Public Health and Wellness director. "As a result of her leadership, knowledge and planning, thousands of our Louisville residents received life-saving COVID-19 vaccines."Kentucky medical community grieves loss of most staunch vaccine propagandist

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Big Pharma EXPOSED: Study of 3 top medical journals reveals that many medications, medical products and services are completely INEFFECTIVE

August 23, 2020 - anesthesiology.

For example, one study looked at the antidepressants mirtazapine and sertraline, which are recommended as first-line treatments for clinical depression regardless of age. The studies showed that the two drugs did not make any significant difference in depressive symptoms in older adults with Alzheimer’s disease.

In addition to medication, the study identified useless interventions like wearable step tracking technology for promoting weight ...

Neuroscientists look at brain stimulation as an alternative treatment for depression

May 13, 2018 -

Dr. Amelia J. Eisch of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) explained that major depressive disorder is a global health concern. While current treatments do work for many patients, they also have adverse side effects. Furthermore, the patients often end up getting depressed again.

The current school of thought in neuroscience is that malfunctions in the circuitry of the brain lead to depression. Therefore, Eisch and her colleagues theorized the possibility of targeted ...

Energy-absorbing plastic frame developed to protect troops from blasts that harm the brain

March 20, 2018 -

More than a quarter of a million members of the U.S. military have suffered TBI during the last two decades of strike in Afghanistan and Iraq. Earlier research into TBI protection focused on the effects of overpressure, the drastic shifts in atmospheric pressure caused by explosions.

"This is the only research so far to model the effects of under-vehicle blasts on the occupants," explained Dr. Gary Fiskum, study author and team leader of the joint project between the University ...

FDA: Anesthesia and sedation drugs may harm developing brains of children under three

January 04, 2017 -

In what it calls a "Drug Safety Communication," the U.S. government agency warned yesterday that repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic or sedation drugs can have adverse consequences on the brains of kids under age three. Pregnant women in their third trimester who are facing medical procedures are also included in the warning about the risk to children's brains.

The agency, which is sometimes derisively nicknamed Fatal Drugs Allowed, is adding warning labels ...

FDA: Anesthesia and sedation drugs may harm developing brains of children under three

January 04, 2017 -

In what it calls a "Drug Safety Communication," the U.S. government agency warned yesterday that repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic or sedation drugs can have adverse consequences on the brains of kids under age three. Pregnant women in their third trimester who are facing medical procedures are also included in the warning about the risk to children's brains.

The agency, which is sometimes derisively nicknamed Fatal Drugs Allowed, is adding warning labels ...

FDA: Anesthesia and sedation drugs may harm developing brains of children under three

January 04, 2017 -

In what it calls a "Drug Safety Communication," the U.S. government agency warned yesterday that repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic or sedation drugs can have adverse consequences on the brains of kids under age three. Pregnant women in their third trimester who are facing medical procedures are also included in the warning about the risk to children's brains.

The agency, which is sometimes derisively nicknamed Fatal Drugs Allowed, is adding warning labels ...

Medical marijuana naturally alleviates diabetic nerve pain

a long time ago - anesthesiology at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine.

The authors of the study reported that patients experienced feeling either euphoric or drowsy after inhaling the cannabis, which may limit the use of the herb as an acceptable painkiller. The researchers did not find that cannabis severely limited the attention span and memory of the participants.

The study was small and preliminary in scope. Nevertheless, it adds to the growing body of evidence ...

New research reveals cesarean delivery increases risk of severe postpartum pain and sleep disorders

October 13, 2025 -

Bringing a new life into the world should be a time of joy, but for a staggering number of mothers who give birth via Cesarean section, it becomes a period marked by debilitating pain and sleepless nights that disrupt their ability to care for their newborn and themselves. This harsh and often unmentioned reality is now backed by new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 annual meeting, which exposes the significant postpartum burdens ...

Big Pharma’s $8 Billion bribery scheme exposed: how doctors are pushed to prescribe junk science, not heal

February 28, 2025 -

The systemic rot of Big Pharma’s influence

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, enacted in 2010, was supposed to bring transparency to the financial relationships between healthcare providers and the pharmaceutical industry. Yet, despite the requirement to report payments of 10 or more, the system remains rife with abuse. From 2020 to 2023, the Open Payments database reveals that general (non?research) payments to physicians exceeded 8 billion, with no federal laws in place ...

Enjoy that cup of joe: Here are some science-backed health benefits of CAFFEINE

June 13, 2023 -

Caffeine contributes to pain relief

A brief literature review published March 2016 in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine found that caffeine helps address migraine when used as an adjuvant treatment. The paper's authors noted that caffeine acts on adenosine receptors that are involved in pain sensations, and the substance is present in some over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications. It noted that caffeine possesses potential to address hypnic headache and postdural puncture ...

String of deaths among young Canadian doctors prompts call to end COVID-19 vaccine mandate

October 20, 2022 -

Some of the most recent deaths of Canadian doctors include seven physicians who died between August to September. They were Dr. Vincent Chi Wai Mak, a rheumatologist from Markham, Ontario; Dr. Patricia Kresan, a family physician from Barrie, Ontario; Dr. Patricia Harvey, an ophthalmologist from Hamilton, Ontario; Dr. Maria Chang, a family physician from Toronto; Dr. Carl-Eric Gagne, a cardiologist from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec; Dr. Matthew Foss, an anesthesiology resident ...

A single psilocybin dose rapidly reverses chronic pain and depression in mice, study finds

October 07, 2025 -

In a stunning breakthrough that challenges the very foundations of chronic pain treatment, researchers have discovered that a single dose of a natural compound can rapidly reverse both physical suffering and the depression that accompanies it.

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania found that psilocybin, the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms, provided lasting relief from chronic pain and depression-like symptoms in mice by calming ...

Up to 44% of randomized controlled trials produce fake or flawed data, masquerading as reliable information in medical journals

July 25, 2023 - anesthesiology, to bone health, pain research, mental health, cancer research, and covid-19.

“If you search for all randomized trials on a topic, about a third of the trials will be fabricated,” asserts Ian Roberts, an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Roberts first discovered systemic fraud in a 2005 systemic review that he co-authored for the Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane is highly regarded in the medical field, and their ...