HEALTH NOTES: Neck patch silences ear ringing agony of tinnitus
Experts at the University of West Virginia have been using patches containing lidocaine - a drug normally used in dentistry - to treat tinnitus which affects about five million people in Britain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA)
Title: lidocaine and prilocaine (EMLA)Category: MedicationsCreated: 3/2/2005 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/18/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - March 18, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
lidocaine patch (Lidoderm)
Title: lidocaine patch (Lidoderm)Category: MedicationsCreated: 3/2/2005 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/1/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - March 1, 2019 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Lidocaine-Prilocaine Cream May Ease IUD Insertion Pain Lidocaine-Prilocaine Cream May Ease IUD Insertion Pain
A network meta-analysis suggests that lidocaine-prilocaine is more effective than some other analgesic options for relieving pain during insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD); however, more studies are needed to confirm the cream ' s effectiveness and safety, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Not Just Acid Reflux: The Need to Think Worst First
Discussion
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.1 This year, 720,000 Americans will have a new coronary event—defined as first hospitalized myocardial infarction (MI) or coronary heart disease death—and around 335,000 will have a recurrent event. Approximately 35% of people who experience a coronary event in a given year and around 14% of patients who have an acute coronary syndrome will die from it.1 Roughly 60% of patients with an acute coronary syndrome are transported to the emergency department via ambulance.2–4.
Up to one-third of patients experiencing an MI may not complain of chest...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - January 13, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stephen Sanko, MD, FACEP Tags: Exclusive Articles Cardiac & Resuscitation Source Type: news
Lidocaine Infusion for Prevention of Chronic Postsurgical Pain Lidocaine Infusion for Prevention of Chronic Postsurgical Pain
Does systemic perioperative lidocaine administration reduce the development of chronic postsurgical pain?Pain (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
EMLA Cream Only Minimally Effective for Venipuncture Pain in Babies EMLA Cream Only Minimally Effective for Venipuncture Pain in Babies
For infants younger than 3 months undergoing venipuncture, eutectic mixture of lidocaine (EMLA) cream has only minimal pain relieving effects relative to placebo and no benefit over sucrose and/or breastfeeding, according to a meta-analysis of published studies.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Emla (Lidocaine and Prilocaine) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - December 17, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Switch for oral Lidocaine-containing products for teething
Commenting on news from theMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that oral lidocaine products for teething babies will become pharmacy-only medicines in 2019, RPS President Ash So (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - December 14, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
