According to Johns Hopkins researchers, individuals who donate a portion of their liver for live transplantation usually recover safely from the procedure and can expect to live long, healthy lives. The study is published in the February issue of the journal Gastroenterology. Dorry L. Segev, M.D., Ph.D…
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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on January 28th, 2012 | No Comments »
For more than 40 years, scientists and physicians have thought eating a high-fiber diet lowered a person’s risk of diverticulosis, a disease of the large intestine in which pouches develop in the colon wall. A new study of more than 2,000 people reveals the opposite may be true…
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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on January 25th, 2012 | No Comments »
Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract causes serious health problems - and even early deaths - for many patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that greater efforts are needed to prevent and treat upper GI […]
Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on January 21st, 2012 | No Comments »
For more than 100 years, the traditional treatment for the painful growths called gallstones has been removal of the gallbladder, or cholecystectomy. But a new device, patented in China, promises to make removing the entire organ unnecessary…
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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on January 21st, 2012 | No Comments »
A study published in the January issue of the Archives of Surgery suggests that using appendicitis perforations rates as an indicator of access to healthcare is misleading and inappropriate. The research finds that only a small percentage of the disparity in rates of perforation between minority and white children can be explained by their socioeconomic […]
Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on January 16th, 2012 | No Comments »
For the first time, researchers have analyzed the multitude of microorganisms residing in the human gut as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. Their approach has revealed patterns that correspond with excess body weight. The collection of microbes inside the human gut is a bustling network of genetic interplays […]
Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on January 13th, 2012 | No Comments »
According to an investigation by child health experts at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, the updated rotavirus vaccines do not seem to increase the occurrence of gastrointestinal complications, even though it was taken off the market in 1999 after being linked to these potentially deadly adverse effects. The study is published this week in Archives of […]
Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on January 9th, 2012 | No Comments »
In order to help stop sickness bugs spreading this winter, staff at Southampton’s teaching hospitals are advising members of the general public to avoid the hospitals unless their visit is “absolutely essential.” Currently, seven wards are not taking in new patients at Southampton General Hospital in order to prevent gastroenteritis viruses from spreading […]
Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on January 7th, 2012 | No Comments »
Bacteria living in people’s large intestine may slow down the activity of the “good” kind of fat tissue, a special fat that quickly burns calories and may help prevent obesity, scientists are reporting in a new study…
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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on December 23rd, 2011 | No Comments »
Endoscopes - small cameras or optic fibres that are usually attached to flexible tubing designed to investigate the interior of the body - can be dangerously invasive. Procedures often require sedative medications and some recovery time…
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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on December 20th, 2011 | No Comments »