Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...

Use of general anesthesia for cesarean deliveries increased the risk for postpartum depression and suicidality, as per a new ...

We all know that anesthesia is used to put patients under just before a surgery takes places, as nobody wants to be awake for ...

Local anaesthesia (the type that numbers your gums during dental work) binds to sodium channels in your nerve cells which ...

A growing number of companies will tattoo a client's entire body part in one work day with anesthesia and medical care. But it's pricey.

Healthcare providers and researchers at the Mayo Clinic confirm on their site that general anaesthesia is not a medication, but rather a few medications. Though it brings on a “sleep-like state ...

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses a controversial policy limiting anesthesia reimbursements after backlash from medical ...