Archive for August 7th, 2008

Painless facts about anesthesia

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

by Tyrone M. Reyes, M.D.
When facing surgery or an invasive procedure, anesthesia is one of the things we worry about. Will we feel pain? Will we be completely asleep? Will we wake up? Fortunately, the science of anesthesia has progressed dramatically in recent years, reducing the risks and side effects associated with old inhaled drugs [...]

Botox can do wonders to voice, too

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

In this age of vanity and botox, people’s obsession to beauty are seen as skin-deep, or better still, confined to skin alone. Not many know that the hottest item of the hour — botox — can do wonders even beyond the skin.
Botox or botolinum toxin is produced by the bacteria Clostridium botolinum and is processed [...]