Oncology & Cancer
Cancer death rates drop by 20 per cent over 20 years
The death rate from cancer has dropped by more than a fifth since the 1990s according to the latest Cancer Research UK analysis released today (Wednesday).
Dec 18, 2013
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Psychology & Psychiatry
Seven ways stress impacts our bodies
WUSTL physicians say chronic stress is linked to a host of health problems, from diabetes to acne to cardiovascular disease.
Dec 12, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Breaking down stress: Mindfulness, breathing and yoga can beat back stress' side effects
The car needs gas. What's for dinner? The boss looks likes a banana in that yellow sweater. Every day, some 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts move through our brains. Some are meaningful; most are mundane. But for those who suffer ...
Dec 11, 2013
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Medical research
Gastroenterology research uncovers new route for the development of anti-diarrhoeal drugs
New gastroenterology research carried out by the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) in conjunction with Trinity College Dublin and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland has uncovered a new route for the ...
Dec 10, 2013
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Immunology
Non-celiac wheat sensitivity may be an allergy
(HealthDay)—Non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) may be a non-immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy, according to a review published online Nov. 5 in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Nov 8, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Women's pelvic pain often goes underreported, untreated
(Medical Xpress)—Although many women experience pelvic pain in their late teens and early 20s, a new University of Florida Health study indicates that only a small fraction of these women report their symptoms to their ...
Nov 8, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New drug to help common bowel disease
(Medical Xpress)—An international team led by University of Adelaide researchers has identified the mechanism of pain relief of a new drug for treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C), based on nonclinical ...
Oct 29, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New blood test could help millions of patients with gastrointestinal disorders
For the first time, a simple blood test may be the best way to determine if a patient is suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), or another serious condition such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD,) according to Cedars-Sinai ...
Oct 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Some mind-body therapies may reduce effects of functional bowel disorders
(Medical Xpress)—Although some health care providers may overlook alternative therapies when treating functional bowel disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, University of Florida faculty members have found evidence ...
Oct 16, 2013
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Medical research
Scientist looks at eating patterns, biological clocks
When you eat could have as much impact on your health as what you eat. That's the conclusion reached by researchers in an ongoing series of papers and studies funded as part of a major grant from the National Institutes of ...
Oct 10, 2013
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