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  2. Lidocaine - Wikipedia

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    It can be administered in multiple ways, most often as a nerve block or infiltration, depending on the type of treatment carried out and the area of the mouth worked on. [10] For surface anaesthesia, several formulations can be used for endoscopies, before intubations. Lidocaine drops can be used on the eyes for short ophthalmic procedures.

  3. Sleep deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Sleep deprivation can be implemented for a short period of time in the treatment of insomnia. Some common sleep disorders have been shown to respond to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia . Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is a multicomponent process that is composed of stimulus control therapy, sleep restriction therapy (SRT ...

  4. Late life depression - Wikipedia

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    Risk factors for depression in older persons include a history of depression, social isolation, lower socioeconomic status, uncontrolled pain, co-morbid chronic medical illness, insomnia, female sex, being single or divorced, cognitive or functional impairment, brain disease, alcohol use disorder, use of certain medications, stressful life ...

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    What can you do to sharpen your brain after your AWV? If that cognitive assessment — or any of the advice your doctor gave you about Alzheimer’s and dementia prevention — has you concerned ...

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    With an estimated 52.5 million adults in the U.S. affected by arthritis alone and up to 24% of adults experiencing muscle pain during their lifetime, effective topical pain relievers can be life ...

  7. Menopausal symptoms from hot flashes to insomnia are ... - AOL

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    Insomnia, hot flashes ... people are not able to function," says one expert. Menopausal symptoms from hot flashes to insomnia are negatively impacting women's careers — and the economy, says new ...

  8. Local anesthetic - Wikipedia

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    Many local anesthetics fall into two general chemical classes, amino esters (top) and amino amides (bottom). A local anesthetic (LA) is a medication that causes absence of all sensation (including pain) in a specific body part without loss of consciousness, [1] providing local anesthesia, as opposed to a general anesthetic, which eliminates all sensation in the entire body and causes ...

  9. Middle-of-the-night insomnia - Wikipedia

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    Medication may not be prescribed in some cases, especially if the cause turns out to be the patient ingesting too much fluid during the day or just before they go to sleep. [citation needed] Sleep restriction therapy and stimulus control therapy as described in insomnia have shown significance in treating middle of night insomnia. [citation needed]