Jefferson-based technology promises to help find hard-to-diagnose appendicitis cases
...bout half of the 700,000 annual cases of suspected appendicitis in the United States lack the usual symptoms pain...ng clinical trials, NeutroSpec accurately detected appendicitis 60 percent of the time in less than 5 minutes after injection and nearly 100 percent of appendicitis...Herbal, nutritional supplements linked to ocular side effects
... treat upper respiratory tract infections, ulcers, appendicitis and constipation. American Indians use licorice to treat inflammatory eye diseases. Fraunfelder found cases of transient vision loss after licorice ingestion, similar to what one might see with an ocular migraine without headache. The side effects ap...Appendix rupture in children associated with race and health insurance status
...ion in the article, the primary adverse outcome of appendicitis is appendiceal (appendix) rupture. Patients with a...dical care. Given the difficulty of diagnosing appendicitis in both children and adults, the traditional approach by hospitals to decrease the rupture rate has ...