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Uncategorized Published - 25 November, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Preparing Children and Families For Procedures or Surgery

Author: Jessika Boles, PhD, CCLS Pediatr Nurs. 2016;42(3):147-149. On average, more than 4 million children undergo anesthesia for surgery or procedures each year in the United States, a number that has likely continued to grow in the past decade (Kain & Caldwell-Andrews, 2005). Anesthesia can be a complicated and confusing concept for school-age children and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 November, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Happy Thanksgiving

We wish all of our readers a very fun and safe Thanksgiving Day!!!

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Uncategorized Published - 23 November, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Zinc Lozenges Can Soothe Postoperative Sore Throat

Zinc lozenges help soothe postoperative sore throat after endotracheal intubation, a study has confirmed. “Zinc does help and has no adverse side effects,” said Lydia Grondin, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, in Burlington. Zinc, which is involved in processes such as growth and tissue repair, is an […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 November, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Study Finds Connection Between Chronic Pain, Anxiety Disorders

New research provides insight into a long-observed, but little-understood connection between chronic pain and anxiety and offers a potential target for treatment. The findings, published in Biological Psychiatry, showed that increased expression of a peptide neurotransmitter the body releases in response to stress — pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) — is also increased in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 November, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Review Finds Nondrug Approaches Effective for Treatment of Common Pain Conditions

Data from a review of US-based clinical trials published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that some of the most popular complementary health approaches appear to be effective tools for helping to manage common pain conditions. The review was conducted by a group of scientists from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), […]

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