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Anesthesiologists Study Antidote For Local Anesthetic Drug Toxicity
On rare occasions, anesthesiologists are required to treat the toxic effects of local anesthetic drugs on the heart, a rare, but dangerous complication of regional anesthesia or nerve block that can induce irregular heartbeats or cardiac arrest. Such cases of local anesthetic-related cardiac arrest typically occur in conjunction with large doses of local anesthetics and can result in patient fatality.
Schools Should Close Only If Local Swine Flu Is Severe, Say US Authorities
After much speculation about swine flu (H1N1 influenza) and the disruption the closing of schools would cause in the USA, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., in a joint statement announced the publication of CDC guidelines which leave the decision to state and local public health and school officials.
Cesarean Section: Local Anesthetic Reduces Need For Painkillers Post-op
Giving a local anesthetic during a Cesarean section helps manage pain after the operation and can reduce consumption of painkillers, according to researchers. The researchers recommend local anesthetics as part of integrated pain management strategies for Cesarean section operations, provided that consideration is given to the cost.
Local Anesthetic For Cesarean Section Reduces Need For Painkillers
Giving a local anaesthetic during a Caesarean section helps manage pain after the operation and can reduce consumption of painkillers, according to Cochrane Researchers. The researchers recommend local anaesthetics as part of integrated pain management strategies for Caesarean section operations, provided that consideration is given to the cost.
Local Groups React To Proposed Changes In Medicare And Medicaid
Local news coverage details concerns about Medicare and Medicaid spending reductions that could affect senior and nursing care. The Providence Business News reports that the Obama administration has pledged to root out Medicare waste and called for a $1.05 billion reduction in Medicare spending on nursing homes in the White House’s draft budget for the 2010 fiscal year.
“Bunions???.A Local Study Changes The Standard Of Care.”
A recent local study shows a new approach to treating bunions could save up to 400 million dollars a year. The study by the Weil Foot and Ankle Institute shows operating on both bunions simultaneously instead of separately decreases the cost of the common operation by 25%.[1] “We pioneered minimally invasive, ambulatory bunion surgery,” says Dr. Lowell Scott Weil Sr., a podiatric physician and the Institute’s founder.
“Bunions???.A Local Study Changes The Standard Of Care.”
A recent local study shows a new approach to treating bunions could save up to 400 million dollars a year. The study by the Weil Foot and Ankle Institute shows operating on both bunions simultaneously instead of separately decreases the cost of the common operation by 25%.[1] “We pioneered minimally invasive, ambulatory bunion surgery,” says Dr. Lowell Scott Weil Sr., a podiatric physician and the Institute’s founder.
A Local Anesthetic That Lasts Days To Weeks?
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have developed a slow-release anesthetic drug-delivery system that could potentially revolutionize treatment of pain during and after surgery, and may also have a large impact on chronic pain management. In NIH-funded work, they used specially designed fat-based particles called liposomes to package saxitoxin, a potent anesthetic, and produced long-lasting local anesthesia in rats without apparent toxicity to nerve or muscle cells.
Patients, Congressmen, & Local Home Medical Equipment Businesses Call For End To Harmful Medicare “Competitive” Bidding Program Coming To Pittsburgh
At the “HME Survival Summit” in Western Pennsylvania, patient advocacy groups, members of Congress, and home medical equipment (HME) providers came together to address the negative impacts of “competitive” bidding. This controversial Medicare regulation, which could go into effect April 17th, will lower the quality of, and access to, care for patients and seniors, and actually reduce competition in the homecare sector.
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