article_snippet.sent: us study provides the first really strong evidence that this is not the case.
article_snippet.sent: A landmark study in 1987 suggested for the first time that doctors may have been wrong in doctors assumptions, and anaesthetics were introduced for major operations.
article_snippet.sent: Even this year, NHS guidelines are still being written that advise doctors to carry out seemingly painful procedures without anything more than ‘a cuddle’.
article_snippet.sent: But The NHS guidelines, updated in January 2015 say:
article_snippet.sent: There are fears that local anaesthetics can be easily absorbed into the blood stream, with unknown consequences.