“Soothing, quieting and delightful beyond measure.” That was Queen Victoria’s description of chloroform, the anesthetic administered by her physician John Snow to ease labour pains as she gave birth ...

Queen Victoria permitted the use of chloroform during the delivery of her son, Prince Leopold, in 1853.This brandy decanter was used by Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870) whilst pioneering his ...

Editor's Note: Shauna Devine, Ph.D., is a historian of Civil War and American medicine. She has a Ph.D. in medical history and currently holds a joint appointment as a research fellow at the Schulich ...

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Over 130 years ago, a significant scientific event was recorded in the medical history of Hyderabad, and indeed the world. It would have an enduring effect on the science of anesthesiology and its ...

The man accused of killing 3-year-old Mariah Woods is alleged to have used chloroform. Chloroform was invented in the 1830s and among its original uses was in surgery as an anesthetic. The anesthetic ...

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A new study identifies another threat to the ozone layer's recovery: chloroform -- a colorless, sweet-smelling compound that is primarily used in the manufacturing of products such as Teflon and ...