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A noninvasive technique providing low-level electrical stimulation of the brain produces significant pain-reducing effects for patients, according to a study published in the Nov. 2010 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia and a Medical News Today report.
Stateline Surgery Center in Galena, Kan., opened in March, according to Jenny Morris, administrator of the ASC.