News tagged with symptomatic hemorrhoids


Is rubber band ligation an effective method to treat symptomatic hemorrhoids?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Haemorrhoids are considered one of the most frequent diseases of the anal region with high prevalence (nearly 50% of proctological visits in a colorectal unit), involving any age and affecting both sexes. Numerous modalities ...





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Europe's device therapy use for heart failure doubles 2004-2008, some countries have low uptake

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The use of implantable devices for the treatment of heart failure increased "enormously" in Europe between the years 2004 and 2008, but there still remain large differences between countries, according to a study reported ...


Why circumcision reduces HIV risk

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

The decreased risk of HIV infection in circumcised men cannot be explained by a reduction in sores from conditions such as herpes, according to research published in PLoS Medicine.


Study examines challenges of diagnosing neurofibromatosis type 1-like syndrome

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An analysis of patients with a syndrome similar to the genetic disorder, neurofibromatosis type 1, indicates that diagnosis may be difficult because of shared clinical findings, such as certain pigmentary characteristics, ...


Researchers using excimer laser angioplasty to blast arterial blockages in heart and kidneys

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using an excimer laser to widen narrowed or obstructed blood vessels in hard-to-reach areas of heart and kidney arteries may be feasible and safe, according to a study by a team of researchers from the Virginia ...


People with less education could be more susceptible to the flu

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People who did not earn a high school diploma could be more likely to get H1N1 and the vaccine might be less effective in them compared to those who earned a diploma, new research shows.


Researchers find robotic repair for vaginal prolapse has significant benefits

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Mayo Clinic research has found that robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse dramatically reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time. These findings are being presented this week at the North Central Section of the American ...


Geneticists hunt for scleroderma triggers

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

At its most benign, the autoimmune disease scleroderma can discolor parts of the skin of its sufferers. At its most pernicious, it can thicken and harden their skin, their blood vessels, and their internal organs before, ...


Rethinking the antibody-dependent enhancement dengue hemorrhagic fever model

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research published this week in PLoS Medicine challenges the dogma of the antibody-dependent enhancement model (ADE) for the development of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF).


Better blood screening process needed to prevent babesiosis transmission

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Babesiosis is a potentially dangerous parasitic disease transmitted by ticks and is common in the Northeast and the upper Midwest. Babesia lives inside of red blood cells, meaning it can also be transmitted through a blood ...


Gene mingling increases sudden death risk

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A multi-national research team has discovered that two genetic factors converge to increase the risk of sudden cardiac death.



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