Anesthesiology
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Killing Pain: Benzo 'Boost' Can Be Deadly
Adding a benzodiazepine to an opioid painkiller can increase the effect of the opioid, or in the language of addiction, benzos can boost the high -- but the combo can be deadly, according to this Killing Pain report from Ƶ and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Feb 25, 2014
10 Questions: E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
What's the biggest barrier to practicing medicine today? That's just the first of the 10 Questions the Ƶ staff is asking leading clinicians and researchers to get their personal views on their chosen profession. In this series we share their uncensored responses. Here, answers from pulmonary and critical care expert E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH.
Jan 19, 2014
Killing Pain: Tramadol the 'Safe' Drug of Abuse
Almost 2 decades have passed since the FDA approved tramadol as a 'safe' opioid, but the intervening years provide evidence to question that 'safe' claim, as this latest investigation by John Fauber for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-Ƶ revealed.
Dec 22, 2013
Fast-Acting AMA Group Hopes to Fix SGR
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- A large coalition of American Medical Association members met in seclusion Sunday morning here at the interim meeting of the House of Delegates and rapidly found consensus on a proposed resolution for the repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
Nov 18, 2013
Common Cause for Bruxism, Restless Legs, Migraine?
NEW ORLEANS -- About half of patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) seen in a single neurology practice also qualified for diagnoses of bruxism and migraine, suggesting a possible common cause for these disorders, a researcher said here.
Oct 17, 2013