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A paper published by the Journal of Neuroinflammation reported a key immune system component could be blocked to make morphine treatment more effective by blocking its frequent painful side effects, according to Health Canal.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier healthcare alliance awarded agreements for disposable anesthesia products to Medline Industries of Mundelein, Ill., Smiths Medical of Rockland, Mich., and Vital Signs of Totowa, N.J., according to Business Wire.http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20120814005002/en The agreements will be available to acute…

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Limerick, Penn.-based Teleflex announced it is buying Netherlands-based LMA International NV, an anesthesia and emergency care product company, for $276 million, according to Reuters.

New research published in Anesthesia & Analgesia suggests that new anesthetic agents currently in development could outperform traditional drugs, according to a Somnia Anesthesia blog post.

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