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Guidlines for atraumatic skin/vessel punctures  -  May 12, 2007
Abkhazia,To reduce the pain associated with heel, finger, venous, or arterial punctures: Apply EMLA topically over site if time permits (at least 60 minutes).

I'm part of a large family - the cancer family.  -  May 9, 2007
Greeley Tribune,I remember adding the Emla cream, a topical numbing cream, to her back, dressing it with Tegaderm, a big adhesive bandage, an hour before our appointment.

Health fear drives circumcision comeback  -  May 12, 2007
The Age,He was the first doctor in Australia to research the use of EMLA anaesthetic cream in combination with the Plastic Circumcision Device for childhood

Patients prefer anesthetic cream to cold application before Botox ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),Orhan Elibol, MD, of the Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Turkey, and colleagues compared EMLA cream (AstraZeneca) with local dry cold application for

New practices cut pain of shots for infants  -  Apr 9, 2007
DetNews.com,The topical numbing cream EMLA, which is common in hospitals for intravenous punctures, is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for injection-pain

Train your fruit tree to grow your way with espaliering  -  Mar 28, 2007
Seattle Times,Rootstock known as EMLA-27 is ideal for espalier techniques, he says, and you should always confirm rootstock when buying. Trees may be labeled "mini-dwarf"

Sound Gardener: A Pruning Dialogue for Spring  -  Mar 1, 2007
Kitsap Sun (Subscription),You can’t make a Jonagold apple on an EMLA 26 rootstock into a productive 6 footer. It’s genetically programmed to grow to double that height.

Vein tries to make the needle bearable  -  Mar 20, 2007
Naples Daily News,But they aren't yet in wide distribution, and traditional numbing creams like Emla, which hospitals generally have on hand, take about an hour to work.

Weekly Report on Israeli human rights violations in the Occupied ...  -  Mar 1, 2007
ReliefWeb (press release),Mohammed Hussein al-’Emla, 20, wounded by a bullet to the right leg;. 7. ‘Alaa’ al-Din ‘Abdul Nasser al-Rmaihi, 19, wounded by a rubber-coated metal bullet

Penis Spray May Block Premature Ejaculation  -  Jan 29, 2007
FOX NewsEmla, from AstraZeneca, is also a mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine. It comes in a cream formulation and must be used with a condom.

HIV/Aids spread on rise despite ARVs  -  Dec 18, 2006
IPP Media - Guardian,The magazine adds that the EMLA dosage made by Emeure Pharmaceuticals Limited in India is the most dangerous on this score. Due to the reported story,

Market Report -- Short Stories (ANSV)  Oct 25, 2006
...inititaes ANSV with a Buy and a $16 tgt saying Zingo (formerly 3268) has a superior profile versus existing topical local anesthetics, including EMLA and Synera ... -MSN Money Breast Cancer Treatment: Surviving Chemotherapy  Sep 22, 2006
...the port to access it. If you find this uncomfortable, there is a cream they can give you called Emla cream. One of the first things ... -Market-Day.net

Study Points To Better Numbing Medicine For Kids Getting IV Sticks  Aug 27, 2006
Amethocaine, a topical anesthetic gel, was compared with EMLA, a topical anesthetic cream, for reducing the pain of intravenous insertions in children. ... -Medical News Today

Managing pain during circumcision: Christine Tofflemire presents ...  Sep 1, 2006
Today, 80 percent receive lidocaine blocks and 13 percent receive EMLA, a topical lidocaine, leaving only a small percentage who receives no type of lidocaine. ... -Kansas City Nursing News

Across the nation - Bog Walk citizens to honour nine outstanding ...  -  Nov 17, 2006
Jamaica Gleaner,They are: Emla Thomas, president of the West Prospect Senior Citizens' Club; Ruby Cameron, president at Orangefield Senior Citizens' Club; the Rev.

Study Points To Better Numbing Medicine For Kids Getting IV Sticks  Aug 27, 2006
Amethocaine, a topical anesthetic gel, was compared with EMLA, a topical anesthetic cream, for reducing the pain of intravenous insertions in children. ... -Medical News Today

The Cochrane Library: news alert, Issue 3 - 2006  Aug 20, 2006
A Cochrane Review comparing different anaesthetic creams, showed that both practitioners and children found Amethocaine better than EMLA. ... -Xagena.it

Study: Topical anesthetics compared  Aug 1, 2006
Amethocaine, a topical anesthetic gel, was compared with EMLA, a topical anesthetic cream, for reducing the pain of intravenous insertions in children. ... -United Press International

Abraxis Completes AstraZeneca Products Buy  Jun 29, 2006
...and include the leading branded anesthetic agent, Diprivan, and Naropin, as well as a comprehensive suite of local anesthetics including EMLA Cream, Xylocaine ... -International News Service

Abraxis BioScience Completes Acquisition Of US Branded Anesthetic ...  Jun 28, 2006
...the US branded anesthetic and analgesic product portfolios include Xylocaine, Polocaine, Nesacaine, Astramorph, Sensorcaine, Diprivan, Naropin, and EMLA Cream. ... -Trading Markets

Abraxis BioScience Completes Acquisition of the AstraZeneca US ...  Jun 29, 2006
...branded anesthetic agent, Diprivan(R) (propofol), and Naropin(R) (ropivacaine), as well as a comprehensive suite of local anesthetics including EMLA(R) Cream ... -dBusinessNews Los Angeles

Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus)  Jun 23, 2006
One to four patches can be applied over the course of 24 hours. Another patch (EMLA) contains both lidocaine and prilocaine, a second anesthetic. ... -About - News & Issues



Abraxis BioScience Announces Co-Promotion Agreement with ...  Apr 26, 2006
...agent, Diprivan(R) (propofol), and aproprietary Naropin(R) (ropivacaine), as well as a comprehensive suiteof local anesthetics including EMLA(R) (Eutectic ... - Finanzen.net

Abraxis BioScience Announces Co-Promotion Agreement with ...  Apr 27, 2006
...agent, Diprivan(R) (propofol), and a proprietary Naropin(R) (ropivacaine), as well as a comprehensive suite of local anesthetics including EMLA(R) (Eutectic ... - PharmaLive.com

AstraZeneca makes $200M deal with Abraxis  Apr 27, 2006
...buying AstraZeneca's US branded anesthetics and analgesic products including Xylocaine, Polocaine, Naropin, Nesacaine, Sensorcaine, Astramorph, Emla Cream, and ... - BusinessWeek

AstraZeneca and Abraxis exchange drug programs  Apr 28, 2006
...leading branded anesthetic agent, Diprivan, and a proprietary Naropin, as well as a comprehensive suite of local anesthetics including EMLA (eutectic mixture ... - Pharmaceutical Business Review

Astrazeneca and Abraxis Bioscience to Co-promote Cancer Therapy ...  Apr 27, 2006
The products covered by the agreement (Xylocaine, Polocaine, Naropin, Nesacaine, Sensorcaine, Astramorph, Emla Cream, and Diprivan) had US sales of ... - PharmaLive.com





EMLA cream effective for premature ejaculation  Mar 28, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - EMLA, an anesthetic cream, is effective in treating premature ejaculation, according to a report by researchers in Turkey. ... - Reuters.uk

EMLA Cream Effective for Premature Ejaculation  Mar 29, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Topical anesthetic EMLA cream is effective in treating premature ejaculation, according to a report in the February issue of Urology ... - UroToday

Don't fall for stone fruit  Mar 16, 2006
...'St. Julian A' (aka 'St. Julian A EMLA') produces 12- to 15-foot-tall plum, peach and nectarine trees and 17- to 21-foot-tall almond trees. Trees on 'St. ... - OregonLive.com

Masimo Announces the FDA Clearance of Masimo Rainbow SET Rad-57cm  Mar 27, 2006
...methemoglobinemia, including 'caine' anesthetics such as Benzocaine and Lidocaine, nitroglycerin which is commonly used on cardiac patients, EMLA cream for ... - Yahoo! News

Routine Inhaled Induction in Adults: A Safe Practice?  Feb 14, 2006
...needle stick discomfort is a modality of good patient care," there are other ways to achieve this, including, but not limited to, topical creams (EMLA and LMX ... - Anesthesia & Analgesia (subscription),

A Comparison of a Needle-Free Injection System for Local ...  Jan 29, 2006
In this study, we compared the effectiveness of J-Tip® versus eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA®) to facilitate IV cannulation and provide adequate ... - Anesthesia & Analgesia (subscription)

What the experienced hands of plastic surgeons can do...  Jan 24, 2006
The students were Subash Chalan, Madan Barja, Mrutyunjay Majhi, Babaji Badnayak, Basanti chalan, Maheswar Chalan, Lokesh Bankia, Ambuji Bhumika, Emla Ganga and ... - The Statesman

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