News tagged with abdominal pain

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Fecal microbiota tx feasible for recurrent C. difficile in HIV

(HealthDay)—For HIV-infected individuals with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, fecal microbiota therapy is feasible, according to a letter published in the May 21 issue of the Annals of Intern ...

HIV & AIDS created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotics in childhood may increase bowel disease risk: study

(HealthDay)—Use of certain antibiotics may put children at higher risk for developing bowel diseases, new research has found.

Pediatrics created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Garlic compound fights source of food-borne illness better than antibiotics

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 illnes ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

When we forget to remember -- Failures in prospective memory range from annoying to lethal

A surgical team closes an abdominal incision, successfully completing a difficult operation. Weeks later, the patient comes into the ER complaining of abdominal pain and an X-ray reveals that one of the forceps used in the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Benign or cancerous? Gene test predicts cancer potential in pancreatic cysts

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 ...

Cancer created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study examines methods, procedures for improved diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

For women with abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy, patient history and clinical examination alone are insufficient to indicate or eliminate the possibility of ectopic pregnancy, while transvaginal sonography ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New drug might help treat irritable bowel syndrome

(HealthDay)—A new drug significantly reduces the abdominal pain and constipation characteristic of certain types of irritable bowel syndrome, according to two new studies.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene mutation discovery sparks hope for effective endometriosis screening

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. ...

Genetics created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Children with autism experience interrelated health issues

(Medical Xpress)—One in 88 children has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Addressing a medical myth: Wait 30 minutes after eating before you swim

The old saying that you should wait at least 30 minutes after eating before you swim is based on the idea that after a big meal, blood will be diverted away from your arms and legs, towards your stomach's ...

Health created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds no tie between acne drug accutane and Crohn's, colitis

(HealthDay)—A new study counters the notion that the prescription acne drug Accutane raises the risk of Crohn's disease or colitis in women.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CT use up for children with abdominal pain seen in ER

(HealthDay)—The use of CT scans on children being brought to emergency rooms with abdominal pain has skyrocketed, new research reveals.

Pediatrics created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is lead poisoning behind some juvenile crime?

Lead is a common element but is found in old paints (including those once used on children's toys), soil, old piping, water, and the atmosphere from lead-containing vehicular fuels, even drinking vessels. At high dose it ...

Health created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Zaltrap approved for advanced colorectal cancer

(HealthDay) -- Zaltrap (ziv-afilbercept) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in combination with a FOLFIRI chemotherapy regimen for adults with advanced metastatic (spreading) colorectal cancer, the ...

Medications created Aug 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Few pregnant women treated for sexually transmitted infections

Many pregnant women with sexually transmitted infections aren't getting the treatment they need when they visit emergency rooms, according to a new Michigan State University study that highlights a wholly preventable risk ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0