Anesthesia: Page 39

Nitrous oxide may increase heart attack risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patients receiving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for surgery may be at increased long-term risk of myocardial infarction, according to a new study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
January 30, 2011
Milestone to provide STA system to Fla. dental clinics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Milestone Scientific will provide Towncare Dental Partnership with its Single Tooth Anesthesia (STA) system through a new distributor agreement that covers all of Towncare's dental offices in Florida.
January 24, 2011
Politics prompt permanent end to U.S. Pentothal production
By Rob Goszkowski
Concerns about liability for Pentothal being used in prison executions and production issues have compelled Hospira -- the only U.S. manufacturer of the anesthetic -- to permanently discontinue production of the drug.
January 24, 2011
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Amgen to pay $1B for firm developing head/neck cancer drug
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biotechnology giant Amgen has agreed to acquire BioVex Group, a privately held biotechnology company that is developing OncoVex, a novel oncolytic vaccine to treat head and neck cancer and melanoma.
January 23, 2011
FDA warns Dentsply about advertising violations
By Rob Goszkowski
In what is being characterized as "serious" violations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Dentsply for misbranding its localized anesthetic Oraqix in a journal ad and professional mailers.
January 18, 2011
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4th Merck osteonecrosis trial begins
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Merck will again "vigorously defend itself" against allegations that its Fosamax bisphosphonate drug caused dental and jaw-related problems in a jury trial that began January 18 in New Jersey.
January 17, 2011
FDA limits acetaminophen in combination products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking manufacturers of prescription combination products that contain acetaminophen to limit the amount of acetaminophen to no more than 325 milligrams in each tablet or capsule.
January 12, 2011
Ohio dentist in teen's death settled prior lawsuit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Henry Mazorow, DDS, the 80-year-old Ohio dentist who performed oral surgery on a 13-year-old who died after he extracted two of her teeth, settled a wrongful death lawsuit regarding another patient more than a decade ago, according to a story in the Chronicle-Telegram.
January 9, 2011
Moxifloxacin beats clindamycin for some odontogenic infections
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Moxifloxacin was significantly more effective than clindamycin at controlling the pain of odontogenic/gingival inflammatory infiltrates, in a small phase II study by German researchers.
January 9, 2011
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Head/neck cancer drug shows promise in clinical trials
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
CEL-SCI has begun a phase III clinical trial for Multikine, its flagship immunotherapy drug for head and neck cancer. The goal is to establish Multikine as a first-line standard of care therapy in treating newly diagnosed head and neck cancer patients.
January 5, 2011
Private equity firm acquires OraPharma
By Kathy Kincade
Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic private equity firm, has acquired OraPharma from Johnson & Johnson and plans to build it into a leading specialty pharmaceutical company focused on dental and oral healthcare.
January 4, 2011
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Calif. dentist denied parole in fatal anesthesia case
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Costa Mesa, CA, dentist convicted of killing three patients by giving them fatal doses of anesthesia has been denied parole, according to an article in the Daily Pilot.
December 29, 2010
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