Race might play role in success of weight-loss surgery
(HealthDay) -- Black women without diabetes lost about 10 percent less weight than white women after having a weight-loss procedure called gastric bypass surgery, but having diabetes helped increase their ...
Surgery
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Genetic discovery will help fight diarrhea outbreaks
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have discovered unexpectedly large genetic differences between two similar species of the pathogenic Cryptosporidium parasite.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Study offers comprehensive look at chemical, genetic changes that occur as inflammation progresses to cancer
One of the biggest risk factors for liver, colon or stomach cancer is chronic inflammation of those organs, often caused by viral or bacterial infections. A new study from MIT offers the most comprehensive look yet at how ...
Inflammatory disorders
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Cancer incidence predicted to increase 75 percent by 2030
The global cancer burden is set to surge more than 75% by 2030, according to new research published Online First in the Lancet Oncology. The rise is predicted to be even larger in the developing world, with the poorest countr ...
Cancer
May 31, 2012 |
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Investigators trace of role reusable grocery bag in norovirus outbreak
Oregon investigators recently mapped the trail of an outbreak of a nasty stomach bug among participants in a girls' soccer tournament to a reusable open top grocery bag stored in a hotel bathroom. Their findings, which illustrate ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 09, 2012 |
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Biomarkers can reveal irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is hard to diagnose as well as treat, but researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered a way of confirming the disorder using ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 07, 2012 |
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Toxic gas in dogs' vomit a threat to vets: CDC
(HealthDay) -- Dogs who accidentally eat a commercial poison to combat gophers and moles can emit a toxic gas that can sicken veterinary staff, a new report indicates.
Other
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Diagnostic yield of colonoscopy for melena after nondiagnostic upper endoscopy is lower than previously reported
A new study from researchers in Oregon reports that the diagnostic yield of colonoscopy to investigate melena after a nondiagnostic upper endoscopy is lower, 4.8 percent, than previously reported. The rate of therapeutic ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Experts identify critical genes mutated in stomach cancer
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) in Singapore and National Cancer Centre of Singapore, has identified hundreds of novel genes that are mutated in ...
Genetics
Apr 08, 2012 |
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Lower GI problems plague many with rheumatoid arthritis
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 ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Apr 03, 2012 |
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US recalls organ storage fluid over contamination fears
A major US pharmaceutical company on Thursday issued a wide-spanning global recall of the fluid used to store organs for potential transplants over fears it could be contaminated.
Other
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Can eradicating a common stomach bug make taking aspirin safer?
Researchers have launched a major clinical trial to investigate whether eliminating a common stomach bug could help to make taking aspirin safer in some patients.
Medications
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Conjoined twins die in Madagascar after operation
A pair of six-month-old conjoined twins who were connected at the stomach, sternum and liver have died in Madagascar two days after a marathon surgery to separate them, their doctor said Friday. ...
Surgery
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Madagascar hospital successfully separates conjoined twins
Surgeons in Madagascar separated a pair of six-month-old conjoined twins who were connected at the stomach, sternum and liver, a hospital official said Thursday.
Surgery
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Huge tumor removed from pregnant Bolivian woman
Bolivian doctors said Thursday they have successfully removed a 15-kilogram (33-pound) tumor from a woman in her 35th week of pregnancy who has since given birth to a healthy baby girl.
Cancer
Mar 22, 2012 |
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