A new study has found that 60% of pregnant women using nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, to minimize pain during childbirth also ask for an epidural. Researchers at Stanford University said blocking pain in the lower body remains the most popular and effective method for managing labor.
Harvard doctors are looking at whether elderly people’s risk of dementia rises in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Researchers found that relocation to a temporary shelter after a major disaster can speed up cognitive decline among vulnerable people.
Women may be catching up with men when it comes to alcohol consumption, according to an international review that looked at 100 years of data. Doctors found the gap between the sexes nearly disappearing in problematic usage and associated harms over time.
Sources
1- American Society of Anesthesiologists
2- PNAS
3- BMJ
