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Waking up to anesthesia: What happens when you go under?
Premium Health News Servicehttp://www.whatdoctorsknow.com When you face surgery, you may have many concerns. One common worry is about going under anesthesia. Will you lose consciousness? How will you feel afterward? Is it safe? Every day, about 60,000 people nationwide have...Tags: Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Research
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Ketamine: a potential rescue drug for depression takes a step forward
For years, physicians have been inching their way to a better understanding of how -- and how well -- the drug ketamine, a "twilight drug" used to sedate some patients before a painful procedure, can lift someone with severe depression almost...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Arts and Culture, Social Sciences, Drugs and Medicines
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Jackson used vocal aid in concerts, choreographer says
Michael Jackson sometimes sang during concerts accompanied by his own recorded vocal track to help him perform the most physically strenuous numbers, the choreographer for what was to be his comeback shows in London testified Monday. What is known as...
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Coast Guard, PETA continue to spar over "goat camp"
The Virginian-PilotNo one disputes that "goat camp" is ugly. Ugly for the military trainees learning battlefield first aid. For the goats that serve as wounded patients. For the public who watched an undercover video released last spring of a Coast Guard session held in...Tags: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, U.S. Army, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief
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LVH honors 34 at its Friends of Nursing celebration
HealthThirty four clinicians and seven care teams recently received awards at Lehigh Valley Health Network's Friends of Nursing Celebration. The program was attended by more than 725 colleagues and community members at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. The awards are... -
Michael Jackson had several drugs in his system when he died
When he died, Michael Jackson had a cocktail of anti-depressant and mood drugs in his system as well as a level of the anesthetic propofol typical of a patient undergoing major surgery. The revelation came during testimony Monday in the lawsuit Jackson'...Tags: Vitiligo, Prescription Drugs, Lorazepam (drug), Entertainment, AEG
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After death, Maryland to limit where cosmetic surgeries are performed
Maryland is moving to toughen regulations on the fast-growing medspa industry — a move designed to narrow a "loophole" and prevent deaths such as one last year following a liposuction treatment at a Timonium facility. Regulations being discussed...
Tags: Laser Hair Removal, Glen Burnie, Government Health Care, Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Inflammation, Sweet Potatoes, Urinalysis, Pediatrics, Body Mass Index
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Health officials consider increasing plastic surgery center oversight
Maryland health officials may ask state lawmakers for permission to oversee plastic surgery centers, a move inspired in part by the death of a Lochearn woman after liposuction.
The state health department had already been considering whether to ask...Tags: Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Abortion, Social Issues, Towson
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Pain doctors on board with crackdown
Kokomo Tribune, Ind.Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is unleashing a major crackdown on the state's medical community, and a spokesman for Indiana's pain management doctors says it's about time. "It basically just got out of control, to where we're prescribing six...Tags: Prosecution, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Methadone (drug), Prescription Drugs
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Too many pills
Kokomo Tribune, Ind.Medical experts agree the doctors implicated in the Wagoner Medical Center investigation were prescribing too many narcotic pills. An expert witness for the prosecution found numerous cases where four doctors -- all now facing felony drug dealing...Tags: Vicodin (drug), Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Career and Workplace, General Practitioners
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Norfolk hospital criticized for stopping water births
The Virginian-PilotErrica Swartwood first heard the news on a Facebook page frequented by fans of natural childbirth: Water births at the Midwifery Center at DePaul were being discontinued. The news traveled quickly. The idea of sitting in a tub of warm water to help...Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Arts and Culture, Environmental Issues, Pediatrics
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