http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay) -- Myrbetriq (mirabegron) has been approved to treat adults with overactive bladder, a condition affecting some 33 million Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday in a news release. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-myrbetriq-overactive-bladder.html Medications Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:40:01 EST news260125688 A new electronic medical record tool that tallies patients' previous radiation exposure from CT scans helps reduce potentially unnecessary use of the tests among emergency room patients with abdominal pain, according to a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented today at the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. The new study shows that when the tool is in use, patients are 10 percent less likely to undergo a CT scan, without increasing the number of patients who are admitted to the hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-electronic-medical-tool-unnecessary-ct.html Cancer Fri, 11 May 2012 16:32:36 EST news255972750 A peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Milk and cookies. Comfort food, or food to fear? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-medical-minute-food-allergies-.html Immunology Wed, 09 May 2012 03:55:59 EST news255754430 Researchers at Washington State University have found that a compound in garlic is 100 times more effective than two popular antibiotics at fighting the Campylobacter bacterium, one of the most common causes of intestinal illness. Their work was recently published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-garlic-compound-source-food-borne-illness.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 01 May 2012 14:05:30 EST news255099884 Black children are less likely than white children to receive medication for abdominal pain in the emergency department (ED) even when they report severe pain, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-racial-differences-children-ed.html Health Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:20:01 EST news254896434 Computed tomography (CT) utilization in pediatric patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain increased in emergency departments each year between 1999 and 2007, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. The study authors found no corresponding increase in ultrasound use during the same period, despite research supporting it as an important diagnostic tool for assessing pediatric abdominal pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-emergency-room-ct-exams-children.html Other Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:30:51 EST news254457041 Rhode Island Hospital physicians identified six cases of accidental ingestion of wire grill brush bristles that required endoscopic or surgical removal. The paper calls attention to the need for the public and physicians to be aware of this potential danger. It is published in the American Journal of Roentgenology and is now available online in advance of print. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-danger-grill.html Health Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:04:06 EST news252158605 Cervical preparation with misoprostol reduces major complications of early surgical abortion by almost a third compared with placebo, according to new research published Online First in The Lancet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-misoprostol-substantially-complications-early-termination.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:30:04 EST news250359494 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from University of Bath's Centre for Pain Research have warned of the potential dangers to adolescents who use internet forums as a means of information and advice to treat pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-adolescents-treatment-pain-internet.html Health Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:36:05 EST news246094532 Researchers have found clear associations between marijuana use in young males and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), where patients experience episodes of vomiting separated by symptom free intervals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-marijuana-cyclic-vomiting-syndrome-young.html Health Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:34:53 EST news245327679 The lives of hundreds of women could be saved every year, thanks to a simple online calculator that could help GPs identify women most at risk of having ovarian cancer at a much earlier stage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-simple-online-tool-aid-gps.html Cancer Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:34:17 EST news244906451 The rotovirus vaccine was pulled from the marketplace in 1999 after being associated with painful gastrointestinal complications, however, the updated rotavirus vaccines do not appear to increase the occurrence of these potentially fatal side effects, according to a new study by child health experts at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-rotavirus-vaccine-linked-bowel-obstruction.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:31:37 EST news244906282 (Medical Xpress) -- Women with celiac disease -- an autoimmune disorder associatedwith a negative reaction to eating gluten -- are more likely than the general population to report symptoms of depression and disordered eating, even when they adhere to a gluten-free diet, according to researchers at Penn State, Syracuse University and Drexel University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-women-celiac-disease-depression-disordered.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:10:55 EST news244116630 Children who suffer from persistent or recurring chronic pain may miss school, withdraw from social activities, and are at risk of developing internalizing symptoms such as anxiety, in response to their pain. In the first comprehensive review of chronic pain in children and adolescents in 20 years, a group of researchers found that more children now are suffering from chronic pain and that girls suffer more frequently from chronic pain than boys. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-chronic-pain-children-adolescents-common.html Health Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:57:10 EST news242585819 Across U.S. outpatient clinics between 1997 and 2008, opioid prescriptions for chronic abdominal pain more than doubled, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-opioid-painkillers-abdominal-pain.html Medications Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:41:23 EST news241796476 A potential breakthrough in treating late-stage ovarian cancer has come from University of Guelph researchers who have discovered a peptide that shrinks advanced tumours and improves survival rates for this deadly but often undetected disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-discovery-late-stage-ovarian-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:00:03 EST news240662556 Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new way to assess a common cause of chronic diarrhea, microscopic colitis, using the Microscopic Colitis Disease Activity Index. A study describing the index was released today during the American College of Gastroenterology 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course in Washington. The index provides a consistent way to assess the condition's severity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-mayo-clinic-severity-colitis-common.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:53:25 EST news239284397 Just one drink per day for women -- two for men -- could lead to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and subsequently cause gastrointestinal symptoms like bloating, gas, abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea, according to the results of a new study unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-moderate-alcohol-consumption-small-intestinal.html Health Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:30:56 EST news239279448 (Medical Xpress) -- A study shows that the medication etanercept reduces the frequency and severity of symptoms of TNF receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS), a rare inherited condition characterized by recurrent fevers, abdominal pain and skin rashes. The study, published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, also points out the need for the development of additional therapies to more thoroughly ease symptoms and prevent long-term complications of the disease. The study was released by researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National Institutes of Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-benefits-limits-therapy-rare-inflammatory.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:59:39 EST news238831170 According to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, better understanding of a patient's abdominal pain could help physicians know which patients will benefit most from surgical removal of the gallbladder. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology is the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-pain-characteristics-higher-benefit-gallbladder.html Other Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:37:25 EST news237638238 Uterine leiomyomas, also called fibroids, cause a very significant burden to women's health. They are benign tumors that occur in 60% of women by the age of 45 years and cause symptoms such as abdominal pain and discomfort, and abnormal bleeding, in about half of the cases. Fibroids are also an important cause of infertility. These tumors are the most common medical reason for hysterectomy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-breakthrough-genetics-fibroids.html Medical research Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:01:02 EST news233499231 Researchers from New England report in a new study that using a tumor marker, serum CA 19-9, combined with an endoscopic ultrasound if the tumor marker is elevated, is more likely to detect stage 1 pancreatic cancer in a high-risk population than by using the standard means of detection. The study appears in the July issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-screening-pancreatic-cancer-high-risk-populations.html Cancer Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:06:06 EST news230825151 Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a gene-based test to distinguish harmless from precancerous pancreatic cysts. The test may eventually help some patients avoid needless surgery to remove the harmless variety. A report on the development is published in the July 20 issue of Science Translational Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-benign-cancerous-gene-cancer-potential.html Cancer Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:46:26 EST news230391957 A new study has found that most patients undergoing biopsy of the small intestine do not have the recommended number of samples to diagnose celiac disease. The study, published in the July 2011 issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, analyzed a national database of biopsy specimens maintained by Caris Life Sciences (Irving, TX). More than 100,000 patients had a biopsy of the small intestine, but only 35 percent of them had at least four samples taken, the number recommended by professional guidelines. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-adherence-biopsy-guidelines-affects-celiac.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:43:25 EST news229257792 Cedars-Sinai researchers have reported two advances in the understanding of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the most common gastrointestinal disorder in the United States, affecting an estimated 30 million people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-deepens-common-gastrointestinal-disorder.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 11 May 2011 09:07:45 EST news224323627 DNA from Helicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacteria, minimizes the effects of colitis in mice, according to a new study by University of Michigan Medical School scientists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-dna-common-stomach-bacteria-minimizes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 05 May 2011 16:44:59 EST news223832641