Anaesthesia means 'insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations', but how does it work and what are the ...

Objective: To investigate the risks and benefits of the use of local anaesthetic in a descriptive case series from three professional football (rugby league and Australian football) teams. Methods: ...

Injections to the voice box and biopsies are among four operations now possible under local anaesthetic A hospital is pioneering new ways of doing some ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures under ...

There was no link between nerve damage and anaesthetic type. Third molar uneruption was a predictor for nerve injury. Retraction of lingual nerve was strongly associated with nerve damage. There was ...

Julaine Allan has received funding from NHMRC, ARC, RIRDC and NSW Health to undertake research related to drug and alcohol use and treatment. Ketamine hydrochloride is an anaesthetic that causes ...

Women come round more quickly from anaesthetic than men, but take longer to fully recover, say researchers. Despite opening their eyes and obeying commands more quickly, Australian scientists found ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I am in a smallish, whitish room in a hospital in Brisbane. It is night. On the wall opposite my bed I can dimly make out a crucifix ...

Anaesthetic and analgesic ear drops can now be considered as a treatment for acute otitis media (AOM), according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE said it was ...