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How Antiviral Drugs Bind To And Block Flu Virus
Antiviral drugs block influenza A viruses from reproducing and spreading by attaching to a site within a proton channel necessary for the virus to infect healthy cells, according to a research project led by Iowa State University’s Mei Hong and published in the Feb. 4 issue of the journal Nature. Hong, Iowa State’s John D. Corbett Professor of Chemistry and an associate scientist for the U.S…
Budget Hawks Block Reid’s Push For ‘Doc Fix’
Democrats backed away from an unfunded proposal to increase physician payments from Medicare in the face of opposition from Republicans and some fiscally conservative members of their own ranks, the New York Times reports. As the week began, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., had hoped to fast track the legislation to clear the way for a vote on the sweeping health reform legislation.
The Advantages Of Nerve-Block Anesthesia Include Improved Pain Relief
When planning for surgery, patients too often don’t consider the kind of anesthesia they will receive. In fact, the choice of anesthesia can improve recovery, even outcomes. Regional nerve blocks, an anesthesia technique available at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, are known to improve pain relief, reduce side effects and allow patients to go home sooner when compared with general anesthesia.
Long-lasting Nerve Block Could Revolutionize Pain Management
Medical researchers have developed a slow-release local anesthetic that could potentially revolutionize treatment of pain during and after surgery. By encapsulating anesthetics in fatty particles and injecting them into rats, they created a long-lasting nerve block that blocked pain without being toxic to nerves or muscles. The research could also have a large impact on chronic pain management, avoiding the need for systemic narcotics.
Rhode Island House Will Not Move To Block Gov. Carcieri’s ‘Global Medicaid Waiver’
Rhode Island state legislators will not vote to block Gov. Donald Carcieri’s (R) “unprecedented” plan to overhaul the state Medicaid program, which will subsequently take effect Monday, state House Speaker William Murphy (D) said Wednesday, the Providence Journal reports (Peoples/Needham, Providence Journal, 1/15).
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