In a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, hypnosis could be used as a replacement for anesthesia in brain surgeries. Here are five points: 1. Two early incidents of ...

Bob Dick recently toughed his way through a 90-minute total knee replacement without the aid of anesthesia, choosing to stay awake through the chisel and the buzz of the electric saw. When he reached ...

A combination of hypnosis and local anesthesia could improve outcomes for certain types of surgery, in addition to reducing drug use and length of stay, according to a press release by the European ...

Hypnosis can reduce side effects and stress for patients with cancer, and even substitute for anesthesia during some surgeries. NATALIE MARTINEZ, patient who used hypnosis instead of anesthesia - ...

When renowned surgeon John Collins Warren announced to an enraptured audience that the use of anesthesia was “no humbug” in the first-ever public demonstration of the technique, 170 years ago, he was ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new clinical study at MD Anderson Cancer Center is using hypnosedation as a replacement for general anesthesia on early stage breast cancer patients. Patients would still ...

Could hypnosis help to reduce the psychological trauma associated with 'awake craniotomy' for brain cancers? A new 'hypnosedation' technique offers a new alternative for patients undergoing awake ...

Hypnosis is a safe, effective, and inexpensive technique that could be used in place of anesthesia during dental procedures, according to a clinical report published on July 28 in the Journal of the ...

Patients suffering from obesity wore hospital gowns and lay on the operating table, but instead of anesthesia, they underwent ...

An unprecedented use for hypnosis—as an essential part of anesthesia in open heart operations—was described by Beverly Hills Anesthesiologist Milton J. Marmer last week. The result, Dr. Marmer told ...