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Waking During Surgery: This Week on AOL Health

Courtesy of Carol Weihrer What if your anesthesia wore off during surgery and you began to wake up and feel the surgeons cutting through your ... Read More »

Hypnosis instead of anesthesia

Alex Lenkei, a 61-year-old hypnotist, opted against using any traditional anesthetic for his recent surgery, choosing instead to send himself into a ... Read More »

Tuck It In: Death by anesthesia

Join me as I search my soul for direction regarding my latest pursuit: A tummy tuck. Will I go through with it? Will I "Tuck It In?" Keep reading. ... Read More »

Tuck It In: What I don't know

Join me as I search my soul for direction regarding my latest pursuit: A tummy tuck. Will I go through with it? Will I "Tuck It In?" Keep reading. ... Read More »

Tuck It In: Worried about waking up

Join me as I search my soul for direction regarding my latest pursuit: A tummy tuck. Will I go through with it? Will I "Tuck It In?" Keep reading. ... Read More »

Top 6 hospital risks

According to WebMD, hospitals are a great place for healing, but they can sometimes be places where harm can inadvertently be done. Unfortunate ... Read More »

Things to look into before surgery

Rigel recently talked about the phenomenon of being 'awake' during surgery -- it's an issue that has gained lots of attention due to a new movie, ... Read More »

Anesthesia awareness: How often do people wake up during surgery?

The recent release of the new movie Awake, which tells the story of a guy experiencing "anesthesia awareness" (or waking up during surgery), has ... Read More »

Anesthesia possibly harmful to young children

Are kids safe "under the gas" when surgery is required? According to the reiteration of recent reports this past week, anesthesia used in young ... Read More »

Teenage drinking becoming epedimic

There is no question that getting drunk has risen in popularity on college campuses and also in high school. Teenage drinking is so common that over ... Read More »