http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Researchers in the US have created a type of hydrogel that has proven to be effective in treating patients with damaged cartilage. The gel, the team writes, in their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, thickens when exposed to light, providing a lattice platform for the development of new cell growth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-hydrogel-cartilage.html Medical research Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:50:01 EST news277110521 Add lower gastrointestinal (GI) problems such as ulcers, bleeding and perforations to the list of serious complications facing many rheumatoid arthritis patients. They are at greater risk for GI problems and gastrointestinal-related death than people without the disease, a Mayo Clinic study shows. Researchers say their findings point out the need for new ways to prevent and treat lower GI disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients; the incidence of lower gastrointestinal complications is rising even as upper GI problems decrease significantly among rheumatoid arthritis patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-gi-problems-plague-rheumatoid-arthritis.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:41:35 EST news252682890 For more than 40 years, scientists and physicians have thought eating a high-fiber diet lowered a person's risk of diverticulosis, a disease of the large intestine in which pouches develop in the colon wall. A new study of more than 2,000 people reveals the opposite may be true. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-diets-high-fiber-wont-diverticulosis.html Health Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:14:57 EST news246554086 A revolutionary surgical technique for treating perforations of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) in children and adults has been developed at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre, an affiliate of the Université de Montreal, by Dr. Issam Saliba. The new technique, which is as effective as traditional surgery and far less expensive, can be performed in 20 minutes at an outpatient clinic during a routine visit to an ENT specialist. The result is a therapeutic treatment that will be much easier for patients and parents, making surgery more readily available and substantially reducing clogged waiting lists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-revolutionary-surgical-technique-perforations-eardrum.html Other Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:44:38 EST news245936472