...and examined under a microscope. The doctor inserts a fine needle in between the ribs and into the liver. The patient will receive a local anesthetic. The biopsy not only confirms or rules out cirrhosis, but may also reveal its cause (if it...

In this article: Hepatitis, Cancer, Biopsy, Ascites, Toxin, Inflammation, Surgery, Nodule, Jaundice, and Hypertension

...study suggested that the opiate oxycodone should be used for severe pain. A chili pepper cream ( capsaicin ) or the local anesthetic lidocaine can be rubbed on the legs to decrease pain. Two drugs actually may treat the condition instead of...

In this article: Neuropathy, Glucose, Diabetes mellitus, Opiate, Topiramate, Local anesthetic, Lidocaine, Capsaicin, Amputation, and Desipramine

...over their cash drawers to take a break. The audit went on to highlight problems with pharmaceuticals. The shelter uses the drug Ketamine to anesthetize the animals when they are put down. It's the same chemical found in a date rape drug ,...

In this article: Wmc-tv, All rights reserved, Revenue, Date rape drug, Ketamine, Memphis, TN, and Tennessee

A 32-year-old city man pleaded guilty to drug-dealing charges in federal court Tuesday after authorities accused him of selling crack cocaine to undercover officers three times in 2008. Dwayne "Strech" Jacobs , 32, formerly of Wardwell...

In this article: Crack cocaine, Narcotics, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Connecticut

...supply is the greatest contributor to man-made global warming. Carbon dioxide is the most significant greenhouse gas. Methane and nitrous oxide - produced in agriculture and industry - have a more powerful warming effect per molecule,...

In this article: Climate change, Methane, EU, Fossil fuel, Global warming, Carbon dioxide, Nitrous oxide, UN, US, and China

...pressure at sea level. The hydrogen atoms formed a lattice structure embedded with loosely bonded xenon pairs, which eventually formed tightly bound xenon pairs under even greater pressures ranging up to 225,000 times the atmosphere at sea...

In this article: Hydrogen, Xenon, Hydrogen fuel, Hydrogen atom, and Washington, D.C.

Michael Jackson's personal physician told investigators he was not the first doctor to give the pop star propofol , the powerful anesthetic that was one of the drugs to cause his death, according to court papers unsealed on Friday. Dr....

In this article: Michael Jackson, Propofol, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Tmz.com, Lorazepam, and Sedative

...delays by those countries were hindering global efforts to curb climate change. The gases - carbon dioxide , or CO2 ; nitrous oxide, N2O ; and methane, CH4 - are produced partly by natural sources, such as wetlands, and partly by human...

In this article: Carbon dioxide, World Meteorological Organization, UN, Methane, Nitrous oxide, European Union, Climate change, and Global warming

...cramps in my stomach and really bad kidney pains Simon , 28, experienced side effects from using ketamine Drug workers also reckon ketamine is getting more popular as alternatives like ecstasy and cocaine are increasingly mixed with...

In this article: Ketamine, Cannabis, Alan Johnson, Bristol, and Surgery

... singer 's death. He told investigators he gave Jackson 50 milligrams of profol, the generic name for Diprivan , diluted with the anesthetic lidocaine every night via an intravenous drip. Murray told police he was worried that Jackson was...

In this article: Michael Jackson, Houston, Texas, Propofol, U.S., Las Vegas, E mail, Insomnia, and Lidocaine

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Abuse of ketamine , a powerful anesthetic, is on the rise in many countries and now new research shows that repeated use of the club drug impairs memory, concentration, and psychological well-being. Ketamine ,...

In this article: Ketamine, Psychosis, Hallucination, University College London, and NEW YORK

...people whose identities were unavailable by press time. All are from Ada and were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Arrests were also made throughout the morning in Sulphur , Davis , Pauls Valley and Wagoner.

In this article: Crack cocaine, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, Sulphur, and Drug Enforcement Administration

...for more than 40 years. In the 1990s, Elias said, Lorraine Lee also chaired the TCE Subcommittee for the Pima County Board of Health. TCE , or trichloroethylene , is an industrial solvent that had been routinely dumped on the ground by...

In this article: Cancer, Tucson, Trichloroethylene, and Environmental Protection Agency

...death of a mother who had just given birth. Published: 9:04AM GMT 18 Nov 2009 Mayra Cabrera, 30, suffered a heart attack when Bupivacaine , a potent epidural anaesthetic, was mistakenly attached to an intravenous drip feeding into a vein...

In this article: Bupivacaine, Swindon, Great Western Hospital, and UK

...health and safety breaches linked to the death of a mother who had just given birth. Mayra Cabrera, 30, suffered a heart attack when Bupivacaine , a potent epidural anaesthetic, was mistakenly attached to an intravenous drip feeding into a...

In this article: Bupivacaine, Swindon, Great Western Hospital, Health and Safety Executive, and UK

...resolution to the case." Mrs Cabrera , who came to the UK from the Philippines in 2002, died from a heart attack caused by the drug Bupivacaine , which should be administered as an epidural but was injected into her arm. Last year, an...

In this article: Health and Safety Executive, Great Western Hospital, UK, Bupivacaine, Swindon, and Philippines

Ketamine can either be snorted or swallowed Frequent use of ketamine - a drug which is popular with clubbers - is being linked with memory problems. The University College London team carried out a range of memory and psychological...

In this article: Ketamine, University College London, Cocaine, Hallucination, and UK

Ketamine causes memory loss, research finds Heavy use of the dance drug ketamine causes memory loss and can make users ''delusional'', new research indicates. Published: 8:00AM GMT 17 Nov 2009 A study of frequent users found the drug...

In this article: Ketamine, Delusion, University College, London, and Britain