Pediatrics
Five tips for building kids' resilience after bumps, scrapes and other minor injuries
Bang! A child trips and grazes their knee. Your toddler bumps his head on the table. Your niece stubs her toe. The tears flood in.
Aug 1, 2022
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Marijuana use associated with cyclic vomiting syndrome in young males
Researchers have found clear associations between marijuana use in young males and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), where patients experience episodes of vomiting separated by symptom free intervals.
Jan 9, 2012
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Inflammatory disorders
New insight into inflammatory bowel disease may lead to better treatments
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) afflicts 1.6 million people in the United States, causing abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, rectal bleeding and other potentially debilitating symptoms.
May 13, 2015
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Medical research
Controlling adhesions in the abdomen
Scars inside the abdomen, known as adhesions, form after inflammation or surgery. They can cause chronic pain and digestive problems, lead to infertility in women, or even have potentially life-threatening consequences such ...
Mar 5, 2021
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Translational research uncovers new treatment for fatty liver disease
A team of researchers led by Duke-NUS Medical School and National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) found that deactivating the interleukin 11 (IL11) protein with therapeutic antibodies reverses inflammation and scarring of the ...
May 23, 2019
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Health Check: What causes bloating and gassiness?
Your trousers fit when you put them on in the morning. But come mid-afternoon, they're uncomfortably tight – and you didn't even overdo it at lunchtime. Sound familiar?
Jan 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
GI symptoms seen in less than 10 percent of COVID-19 patients
(HealthDay)—Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are seen in less than 10 percent of patients with COVID-19, according to a meta-analysis published online May 4 in Gastroenterology.
May 7, 2020
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Core strength: Why is it important and how do you maintain it?
Many people have become more sedentary in recent times with lockdowns and working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 12, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
Crohn's disease study identifies genetic variant with potential to personalize treatment
The largest study ever to look at why an expensive and commonly used group of drugs fails some patients with Crohn's disease has identified a genetic marker which could individualise drug treatment.
Oct 7, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US tourist is Costa Rica's first coronavirus case
A US woman on a tourist trip to Costa Rica has tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed case in Central America, the country's health minister said Friday.
Mar 7, 2020
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