France: A prospective, double-blind randomized trial has found that wide-awake local anesthesia without a tourniquet provides ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Natalie Grover (Reuters Health) - Briefly applying an ice cube to the skin could diminish the pain associated with local ...

A new study has uncovered how the commonly used local anesthetic drug, lidocaine, activates bitter taste receptors to exert an anti-cancer effect in head and neck cancers. Given its low cost and ready ...

An impressive new study, led by scientists from the Boston Children's Hospital, has developed a novel method to tame one of the world's most potent toxins, tetrodotoxin, commonly found in the ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Going with a minimalist approach that involves local instead of general anesthesia appears to have several advantages for patients undergoing TAVR, according to a new meta-analysis. In ...

The localized loss of sensation with resultant reduction in pain stimuli is the end result of local anesthesia. This mode of anesthesia is considered to be safer than general anesthesia, because it ...

Anesthesia is an important part of modern medicine. It’s hard to grasp how in the past people underwent surgeries without numbing their sensations first. Luckily, in the 21 st century, we have a ...

Local anesthetics have transformed clinical practice by enabling a broad range of minor and major procedures with minimal discomfort. Although adverse reactions are frequently reported, genuine ...

Patients with traumatic injuries who are treated in the emergency room are susceptible to opioid-related adverse drug effects. Increased use of regional anesthesia can be helpful in the effort to ...

Patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair experience less pulmonary morbidity and shorter hospital stay when they receive spinal or local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia, ...

What's the maximum recommended dose for lidocaine or mepivacaine during dental procedures? The answer remains unclear as guidelines published by dental organizations differ from those of manufacturers ...

Deaths from lidocaine poisonings more than doubled since 2010, calls to poison control centers suggested. Calls about local anesthetic poisonings decreased by 23%, mainly due to fewer non-lidocaine ...