http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new study suggests that surgery for appendicitis that uses a pinhole incision through the navel may be a feasible alternative to traditional appendectomies. Published early online in the British Journal of Surgery, the findings indicate that larger studies to test the potential of the procedure are warranted. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-appendix-scarless-surgery-navel.html Surgery Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:00:02 EST news284832220 Visceral fat, or fat stored deep in the abdominal cavity, is directly linked to an increased risk for colon cancer, according to data from a mouse study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-visceral-fat-causally-linked-intestinal.html Cancer Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:10:02 EST news281724370 The Department of Defense's medical system aspires to a standard known as the "Golden Hour" that dictates that troops wounded on the battlefield are moved to advanced-level treatment facilities within the first 60 minutes of being wounded. In advance of transport, initial battlefield medical care administered by first responders is often critical to injured servicemembers' survival. In the case of internal abdominal injuries and resulting internal hemorrhaging, however, there is currently little that can be done to stanch bleeding before the patients reach necessary treatment facilities; internal wounds cannot be compressed the same way external wounds can, and tourniquets or hemostatic dressings are unsuitable because of the need to visualize the injury. The resulting blood loss often leads to death from what would otherwise be potentially survivable wounds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-darpa-foam-survival-victims-internal.html Medical research Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:04:01 EST news274435431 Heartburn is one of the most common reasons for people to see a doctor, and some physicians often use upper endoscopy to diagnose and manage gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). But most patients do not require the procedure unless other serious symptoms are present, according to the American College of Physicians (ACP) Clinical Guidelines Committee in a new evidence-based clinical policy paper published today in Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-upper-endoscopy-overused-patients-heartburn.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:00:01 EST news273758369 Visceral, or deep belly, obesity is a risk factor for bone loss and decreased bone strength in men, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-men-belly-fat-osteoporosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:50:28 EST news273300613 There's a novel way to remove a gallbladder: Use a surgical robot to take it out through the navel. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-surgeons-procedures-belly-button.html Surgery Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:20:01 EST news267631736 Obese adults with excess visceral fat (fat located inside the abdominal cavity, around the body's internal organs) and biomarkers of insulin resistance had an associated increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, while obese individuals with higher amounts of total body fat and subcutaneous fat (underneath the skin) did not have this increased risk, according to a study in the September 19 issue of JAMA, and theme issue on obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-obese-adults-excess-abdominal-fat.html Diabetes Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:04:00 EST news267185033 Renal transplantation is best treatment option for improving quality of life in people with late-stage chronic kidney disease http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-quality-life-treatment-late-stage-chronic.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:00:03 EST news266597549 A fatty membrane in the belly called the omentum has until recently been considered somewhat like the appendix -- it didn't seem to serve much purpose. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-belly-fat-isnt-bad-fatty.html Immunology Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:00:32 EST news258217448 Adolescents who don't eat enough fiber tend to have bigger bellies and higher levels of inflammatory factors in their blood, both major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-low-fiber-diet-adolescents-higher-cardiovascular.html Health Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:37:35 EST news257762249 An infection called peritonitis commonly arises in the weeks before many dialysis patients die, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings suggest that peritonitis may be a deadly condition for some kidney failure patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-infections-deadly-dialysis-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:11 EST news257094011 Among patients with a high risk of recurrence of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor following surgery for its removal, patients who received imatinib (a drug to treat certain cancers) for 3 years instead of 1 had improved recurrence-free survival and overall survival, according to a study in the March 28 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-longer-treatment-cancer-drug-gi.html Cancer Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:00:01 EST news252082285 Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have demonstrated that cancer of the appendix is different than colon cancer, a distinction that could lead to more effective treatments for both diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cancer-appendix.html Cancer Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:37:23 EST news250357037 Highly elevated platelet levels fuel tumor growth and reduce the survival of ovarian cancer patients, an international team of researchers led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer center reports in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-high-platelets-ovarian-cancer-patients.html Cancer Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:10 EST news248544367 Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have, for the first time, described the genetic basis of endometriosis, a condition affecting millions of women that is marked by chronic pelvic pain and infertility. The researchers' discovery of a new gene mutation provides hope for new screening methods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-gene-mutation-discovery-effective-endometriosis.html Genetics Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:33:38 EST news247772006 Home-based dialysis treatments are on the rise in both the developing and developed worlds, but developed countries appear to be turning to them less often, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings, which provide a global snapshot of dialysis use among patients with kidney failure, may impact future business and research innovations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-snapshot-dialysis-home.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:03 EST news247413920 Patients with gynecologic cancer have new hope in a novel technology now offered at the Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center. A team of cancer specialists, led by Robert DeBernardo, MD, is among the first in the nation to launch a dedicated program using Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) to treat ovarian, endometrial and select other cancers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-uh-case-medical-center-therapy.html Cancer Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:51:04 EST news246304256 A large pad of fat cells that extends from the stomach and covers the intestines provides nutrients that promote the spread and growth of ovarian cancer, reports a research team based at the University of Chicago in the journal Nature Medicine, published online October 30th, 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-fat-cells-abdomen-fuel-ovarian.html Cancer Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:00:11 EST news239200932