Aug. 23, 2005 — Anesthesia-assisted rapid detoxification from heroin offers no advantages over an approach using buprenorphine, according to the results of a randomized trial reported in the Aug.

A combination of hypnosis and local anesthesia could improve outcomes for certain types of surgery, in addition to reducing drug use and length of stay, according to a press release by the European ...

An unprecedented use for hypnosis—as an essential part of anesthesia in open heart operations—was described by Beverly Hills Anesthesiologist Milton J. Marmer last week. The result, Dr. Marmer told ...

Bob Dick recently toughed his way through a 90-minute total knee replacement without the aid of anesthesia, choosing to stay awake through the chisel and the buzz of the electric saw.

In women undergoing surgery for breast cancer, a 15-minute hypnosis session before surgery resulted in less fatigue, emotional distress, and use of fentanyl after the operation than a mindfulness ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women who underwent hypnosis before breast cancer surgery needed less anesthesia and had fewer side effects than women who got counseling instead, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.