Coping With the Side Effects of Kidney-Cancer Treatment
Not long ago, the treatment options available to people with metastatic kidney cancer were few and feeble. Surgical removal of the affected tissue was an effective and often durable fix for people with cancer that was confined to the kidneys. But for the roughly 30% to 40% of people with kidney cancer that spreads to other parts of the body, the prognosis was dispiritingly grim.
Fortunately, things are much different today. “Since the early 2000s, we’ve had a class of drugs called blood-vessel inhibitors, and these made an immediate impact,” says Dr. Primo Lara, a professor, clinician, and director of the...
Source: TIME: Health - October 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Cancer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Texas Anesthesiologist Arrested on Charges Related to Alleged Tampering with IV Bags Implicated in Death, Surgical Emergencies
FDA OCI, Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz, Plano TX, anesthesiologist, inject, nerve blocking, agents, drugs, patient, IV bags, surgery center, death, multiple, cardiac, emergency, tampering, intentional, adulteration, bupivacaine, sinus surgery, epinephrine, lidocaine, deviate, standard of care, inquiry, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - September 15, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
Title: Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - August 16, 2022 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 -- Spinal injections of a common anesthetic may help clear the inflammatory skin condition psoriasis, a small pilot study suggests.
The study involved four patients with severe psoriasis, and researchers are describing it as a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Perlane-L (Non-animal Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid Injectable Gel with 0.3% Lidocaine) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - July 25, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
How to Remove Foreign Bodies?
Discussion
Living in the world makes the human body susceptible to foreign bodies. Orifices are particularly inviting for children to explore and see how it feels if the opening is touched by their hands or an object. Small objects are easily inserted or even just retained (such as toilet tissue in the genital area, or tissue in the nose). The mouth is particularly inviting to explore objects with as oral sensations are paramount to survival even at birth. Food can be considered a foreign body and often acts like one when stuck in the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract but is necessary to sustain life.
When someone says...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 4, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
IV Lidocaine Relieves Pain in Refractory Migraine IV Lidocaine Relieves Pain in Refractory Migraine
Hospitalized patients with treatment-resistant chronic migraine can obtain effective pain relief from continuous IV lidocaine, with sustained benefits up to a month later, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - June 3, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Lidocaine Infusions May Ease Tough-to-Treat Migraines
Title: Lidocaine Infusions May Ease Tough-to-Treat MigrainesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/26/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/26/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Migraine General)
Source: MedicineNet Migraine General - May 26, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Lidocaine Infusions Beneficial for Refractory Chronic Migraine
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 -- Lidocaine infusions seem beneficial for refractory chronic migraine, according to a study published online May 23 in Regional Anesthesia& Pain Medicine.
Eric S. Schwenk, M.D., from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 24, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Intra-articular Steroid/lidocaine Injection Improves Hip Arthritis Pain, Function Intra-articular Steroid/lidocaine Injection Improves Hip Arthritis Pain, Function
A single injection into the hip of steroid and local anesthetic improved pain and function in patients with hip osteoarthritis in a randomized controlled trial, with most of the benefit seen early after treatment.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
I.V. Lidocaine and Propofol Use in Elderly Colonoscopy Patients I.V. Lidocaine and Propofol Use in Elderly Colonoscopy Patients
Might intravenous lidocaine reduce propofol consumption in elderly patients undergoing colonoscopy? How might it impact the risk of adverse events?BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Pfizer Limited, Depo-Medrone with Lidocaine 40 mg/mL (1 mL and 2 mL vials – single vial preparations)
Pfizer Limited have informed the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency that an outdated version of the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) has been included in the packaging of specific ba (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - April 21, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Comparison of Maxillary Lateral Incisor Infiltration Pain Using the Dentapen and a Traditional Syringe: A Prospective Randomized Study
ConclusionThe Dentapen, using the slow flow rate and ramp-up mode, significantly reduced the pain of solution deposition for maxillary lateral incisor infiltrations. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - April 16, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Clinical Controversies: Have You Ever Tried Viscous Lidocaine?
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - April 1, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Clinical Controversies Source Type: news
Efficacy of adding dexmedetomidine to lidocaine to enhance inferior alveolar nerve block in patients with asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis: double-blind randomized clinical trial
ConclusionsDEX significantly increases the anesthetic effect of lidocaine in IANB injection in patients with AIP.Clinical relevanceDEX would be a safe adjunct to lidocaine to increase the success rate in IANB and could be a suitable alternative for conventional vasoconstrictors in sensitive groups. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 25, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
