An over-the-counter gel used to provide temporary relief from pain and itching associated with minor burns and cuts has been recalled. According to the FDA, Burkholderia cepecia can result in local ...

Background: To compare the clinical efficacy of lidocaine 2% with tetracaine 0.5% for cataract surgery. Methods: In a randomized, multi-surgeon, controlled clinical trial,122 consecutive cataract ...

Anesthesia is an important part of modern medicine. It’s hard to grasp how in the past people underwent surgeries without numbing their sensations first. Luckily, in the 21 st century, we have a ...

Lidocaine infusions yield both short- and medium-term pain relief in treatment-resistant chronic migraine, new research suggests. Investigators analyzed data for more than 600 hospitalized patients ...