In a preliminary study, researchers have linked the use of general anesthesia to behavioral or developmental problems in young children.
In the study, kids under the age of 3 who had surgery were found to have about twice the risk of developing behavioral or developmental problems compared to kids who did not had surgery. The [...]

Killer dyes that can wipe out bacteria could help solve the superbug problems faced by surgical patients, scientists heard  at the Society for General Microbiology’s Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin.
Infected wounds are a major problem for thousands of hospital patients every year, and up to 9% of hospital acquired infections [...]

The drug ‘ MC-1 given before and after bypass surgery does not appear to lower the risk of heart attack or death according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association .
The drug is a naturally occurring byproduct of vitamin B6.
Of bypass surgery the authors write,” It is the most [...]