“For such a beastly month as February, 28 days as a rule are plenty,” said the Pirate King. But you would be surprised at the number of interesting snippets of news in the health-care realm that landed in my inbox during this short month. I’ll lead off with one that gave me a particular kick. […]
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I’ll grant that my headline is meant to be catchy and induce you to read this epistle. Some of you will ask what is ketamine anyway, and most of you will know from the get-go that ketamine, whatever the heck it is, will turn out to be neither a menace nor a miracle, but something […]
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As a board certified doc in 3 specialties (one of which was Hospice) and now working as an ER Doc I have used Ketamine ...
This isn't relevant to ketamine, but it is relevant to Doc Gumshoe and health. It's pretty big news, or I wouldn't be br...
My first hand experience with ketamine was back in college in the early 80s. Well I was not adverse to the occasional re...
Sorry about your experience! Were you already on a pain killer when they added the ketamine? There is clearly a lot ...
Not being a bona fide MD I can't comment on whether your wife would benefit from ketamine. But I would advise against ...
"the drug primarily acts as a blocker of the transmission of pain signals".....my wife suffers from Connective Tissue Di...
Good Review of Ketamine. It has saved lives when used in treatment-resistant depressed patients. It is also used in a ...
Hey Doc: Nitric Oxide is reported to help lower blood pressure so is said to be heart healthy. Ketamine inhibits it??...
I detect yet another miracle drug that ends up being fodder for lawyer ads during Judge Judy, you know, the kind where a...
Thank you Doc Gumshoe for this article. A wonderful review! Two points: 1. In the 3 patients you described in the MAOI s...
having seen friends " burn out " on the horse tranquilizer /Angel dust , i disassociated myself from those who ...