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New clinical study will help doctors assess abnormal bleeding
Nov 04, 2008 |
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How do you know if you bleed normally? Scientists at The Rockefeller University Hospital’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) aim to answer that question more definitively with the launch of an assessment ...
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Alcoholics underestimate the risk of bleeding
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Gastrointestinal bleeding can be fatal - something which is not known to many alcoholics. This was the conclusion reached by the Leipzig gastroenterologist Niels Teich and his colleagues, on the basis of a survey in the current ...
Colorectal cancer risks quantified
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Although the presenting features of colorectal cancer are well known, the risks they confer are less well defined. New research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine describes the exact risks posed by eight clinic ...
Researchers offer new insight into effectiveness of procedure to stop heavy menstrual bleeding
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Experts estimate that 20 percent of women experience excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding at some time during their lives, particularly as they approach menopause. A new, less invasive procedure called global endometrial ...
FDA toughens warnings on over-the-counter painkillers
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Apr 29, 2009 |
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The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it is asking drugmakers to more prominently display safety warnings on the labels of some of the most widely used over-the-counter pain and fever remedies.
More than half of women with ovarian cancer face delay in diagnosis
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many women with ovarian cancer can go undiagnosed for months because their symptoms are not always being investigated promptly, warn researchers at the University of Bristol in a study published ...
Capsule endoscopy turning up undiagnosed cases of Crohn's disease
Oct 16, 2007 |
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A small capsule that takes “snapshots” of the small intestine as it moves through the digestive tract helped doctors spot cases of Crohn’s disease that had gone undiagnosed for up to 15 years, according to researchers at ...
Medication used to reduce nausea following tonsillectomies linked with increased risk of bleeding
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Use of the steroid medication dexamethasone is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting after tonsillectomies for children, but also is associated with an increased risk of postoperative bleeding, according to a study in ...
Meckel's diverticulum masked by intermittent recurrent subocclusive episodes
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most frequent congenital abnormality of the small bowel and it is often difficult to diagnose. It is usually asymptomatic but approximately 4% are symptomatic with complications such as bleeding, ...
Brain injury victims can seem OK, symptoms delayed
Mar 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- At first, Natasha Richardson said she felt fine after she took a spill on a Canadian ski slope. But that's not unusual for people who suffer traumatic head injuries like the one that killed the actress.
Blood-Thinning Drug Linked to Increased Bleeding in Brain
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Sep 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who take the commonly used blood-thinning drug warfarin face larger amounts of bleeding in the brain and increased risk of mortality if they suffer a hemorrhagic stroke, new research from the University ...
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