News tagged with gastrointestinal problems
Parkinson's discovery could lead to earlier diagnosis
(Medical Xpress)—A new study could help earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, after a Malaysian researcher working for Newcastle University in the UK identified that even early in the disease people experience symptoms.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Apr 18, 2013 |
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Nerve damage may underlie widespread, unexplained chronic pain in children
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have described what may be a newly identified disease that appears to explain some cases of widespread chronic pain and other symptoms in children and young adults. Their ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Parkinson's can lead to anxiety and other non-motor symptoms, even early on
While movement problems are the main symptom of Parkinson's disease, a new study shows that even early in the course of disease people frequently experience many non-motor symptoms such as drooling, anxiety and constipation. ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Synthetic 'poop' can cure C. difficile infection, study finds
A synthetic "poop" developed at the University of Guelph can cure nasty gastrointestinal infections caused by Clostridium difficile, a toxin-producing bacterium.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Antioxidant shows promise as treatment for certain features of autism, study finds
A specific antioxidant supplement may be an effective therapy for some features of autism, according to a pilot trial from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital that involved 31 ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 29, 2012 |
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Alzheimer's drug sharply criticized by medical experts
Watching Alzheimer's disease steal away the memory, talents and very selves of its victims is hard enough for the people who love them. But a new pill formulated by a respected pharmaceutical company and approved by the Food ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Study links babies' colic to mothers' migraines
A study of mothers and their young babies by neurologists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has shown that mothers who suffer migraine headaches are more than twice as likely to have babies with colic ...
Neuroscience
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms have altered digestive genes
Researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and at the Harvard Medical School report that children with autism and gastrointestinal disturbances have ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 17, 2011 |
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Deformed limbs linked to smoking in pregnancy
Missing or deformed limbs, clubfoot, facial disorders and gastrointestinal problems are some of the most common birth defects found to be associated with smoking during pregnancy, according to a major new report led by scientists ...
Health
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Anti-depressant link to Clostridium difficile infection
Certain types of anti-depressants have been linked to an increase in the risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) finds a study in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. Awareness of this link should improv ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 06, 2013 |
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Majority of children readmitted to hospital following stem cell transplant
Nearly two-thirds of children receiving stem cell transplants returned to the hospital within six months for treatment of unexplained fevers, infections or other problems, according to a study performed at Dana-Farber/Children's ...
Cancer
Apr 24, 2013 |
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Painkillers taken before marathons linked to potentially serious side effects
Many competitors try to prevent pain interfering with their performance by taking painkillers that are readily available in pharmacies and supermarkets, say the authors.
Medications
Apr 20, 2013 |
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ACC: Niacin/Laropiprant no benefit in vascular disease
(HealthDay)—For patients with preexisting occlusive vascular disease, the combination of niacin and the anti-flushing agent laropiprant provides no benefit and is associated with an increase in serious ...
Cardiology
Mar 12, 2013 |
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You can help reduce your colon cancer risk, expert says
(HealthDay)—Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but there are ways you can help prevent it, an expert says.
Cancer
Mar 08, 2013 |
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Huge hospital burden for kids with intellectual disability
New research from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has shown that children with an intellectual disability or autism are up to ten times more likely to be admitted to hospital than unaffected children.
Pediatrics
Mar 01, 2013 |
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