News tagged with gallstones
Long-term statin use associated with decreased risk of gallstones requiring surgery
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Use of the cholesterol-lowering drugs statins for more than a year is associated with a reduced risk of having gallstones requiring surgery, according to a study in the November 11 issue of JAMA.
The Medical Minute: So you have an aneurysm... Now what?
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Technically speaking, an aneurysm is a dilation, or an enlargement, of a blood vessel to at least 50 percent beyond its normal diameter. So if a blood vessel is normally one inch wide, it is considered an aneurysm when it ...
Genetically engineered mice don't get obese (w/Podcast)
May 07, 2009 |
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Obesity and gallstones often go hand in hand. But not in mice developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Even when these mice eat high-fat diets, they don't get fat, but they do develop ...
Insurers shun those taking certain meds and secretly keep blacklist
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Trying to buy health insurance on your own and have gallstones? You'll automatically be denied coverage. Rheumatoid arthritis? Automatic denial. Severe acne? Probably denied. Do you take Metformin, a popular drug for diabetes? ...
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Peptides control crystal growth with 'switches, throttles and brakes'
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By producing some of the highest resolution images of peptides attaching to mineral surfaces, scientists have a deeper understanding how biomolecules manipulate the growth crystals. This research ...
Surgeons remove gall bladder through belly button to prevent scars
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgeons at The Methodist Hospital in Houston are removing gall bladders through a single incision in the belly button to prevent scarring for patients with gall stones. The procedure also has the potential ...
Wave of the future: Portable ultrasound scanners in the ER can save lives by expediting diagnosis
Aug 18, 2009 |
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All too often, a stethoscope and a doctor's touch are still the primary tools for diagnosing emergency-room patients. UC Irvine physician Chris Fox aims to change that.
Study examines trends in gallbladder cancer over 4 decades
May 18, 2009 |
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Overall prognosis for gallbladder cancer appears to be improving, although many patients still have incurable disease and poor survival rates, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery.
Antioxidants offer pain relief in patients with chronic pancreatitis
Jan 01, 2009 |
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Antioxidant supplementation was found to be effective in relieving pain and reducing levels of oxidative stress in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP), reports a new study in Gastroenterology. CP is a progressive inflam ...
New genes present drug targets for managing cholesterol and glucose levels
Dec 07, 2008 |
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Scientists have identified 12 new genes that are somewhat strange bedfellows: Some link gallstones and blood cholesterol levels, others link melatonin and sleep patterns to small increases in glucose levels and larger jumps ...
Gallbladder removed without external incisions
Jul 28, 2008 |
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In April of last year, surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center made headlines by removing a women's gallbladder through her uterus using a flexible endoscope, aided by several external ...
How to effectively avoid many common complications and liver damage in bile duct exploration?
Mar 13, 2008 |
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Micro-wound operation is becoming the trend in surgery in the 21st century and laparoscopic surgery is regarded as an important component of micro-wound surgery.
U of I study: exercise to avoid gallstones
Feb 13, 2008 |
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A new University of Illinois study shows that exercise-trained mice get far fewer gallstones than sedentary mice and identifies potential mechanisms to explain why this occurs.
Exclusion of common bile duct stones prior to gallstone operations
Oct 31, 2007 |
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In the era of laparoscopic surgery, intra-operative X-ray investigation of bile ducts to identify coexisting common bile duct stones has been replaced by new techniques, which, unfortunately, are either too expensive and ...
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