Cultural and social factors influence prostate cancer treatment
...ts, including urinary incontinence, impotence, and bowel urgency. It is widely assumed that men make treatment decisions based on medical considerations, such as age, other existing conditions, and the grade of the tumor. Investigators led by Thomas Denberg, M.D., Ph.D. of the University of Colorado at Den...New treatment options for some difficult cancers improve survival and quality of life
...l cavity that have spread from the appendix, small bowel and advanced ovarian cancer. The technique is a...h peritoneal cancer that has spread from the small bowel represent both a unique diagnostic and treatment challenge," said Perry Shen, M.D., assistant profes...Patient knows best when it comes to ulcerative colitis, U-M study finds
...he activity of ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease that affects more than one million Americans and causes inflammation and bleeding of the colon and rectum. Since none of the scales have been rigorously tested, experts in the field, especially those in clinical research, tend to use multiple...Drugs aid weight loss among type 2 diabetes patients
...ludes. Side effects of the therapies included oily bowel movements for those taking orlistat; sweating, tremors and drowsiness among fluoxetine users; and heart palpitations in some sibutramine patients. Although the researchers acknowledge that long-term weight loss is "of paramount importance," they say ...Gender bias in child growth evaluations may miss disease in girls
... conditions such as celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease. "Many of these diseases have better outcomes when they are treated early, so a delayed diagnosis can have serious medical consequences," said Dr. Grimberg. For example, if celiac disease, an intolerance to proteins in wheat, goes untreated, ...Suffering from fatigue, abdominal discomfort or bloody diarrhea?
...he activity of ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease that affects more than one million Americans and causes inflammation and bleeding of the colon and rectum. Since none of the scales have been rigorously tested, experts in the field, especially those in clinical research, tend to use multiple...Calcium and vitamin D most effective for treatment of Crohn's-related bone loss
...hese patients." Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes chronic inflammation of the intestinal wall. While the cause of Crohn's is relatively unknown, it usually starts during the teenage years or early adulthood and is characterized by pain in the abdomen, diarrhea and weight loss. ...Promise of 'bladder pacemaker' for people with spinal cord injury
...uctant to do this because of concerns about losing bowel control or sexual function such as erection in men and lubrication in women. "Our goal is to create a system that performs as well as existing technology, but that is less invasive to install and preserves as much of the person's remaining function...Drinking alcohol increases risk for cancer
...cer, cancers of the female breast and of the large bowel in both sexes, as being associated with alcohol drinking. Further death from diseases including cirrhosis, chronic pancreatitis, hypertension and stroke are strongly related to alcohol drinking. The analysis was based on a quantitative review, or m...Biochip for detection of inflammatory bowel disease
...tly analysing 46 mutations related to inflammatory bowel disease (EII) and will shortly begin clinical tria...sition for developing the infirmity. Inflammatory bowel disease (EII) includes Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerous Colitis (UC), disorders of particular impor...Routine use of nose-to-stomach tube slows recovery from abdominal surgery
...of some postoperative complications. Cessation of bowel activity is one of the body's responses to the tra...ve tube use" approach results in earlier return of bowel function with no significant increase in pulmonary complications. Although the evidence suggests tha...Spinal repair pioneer to speak in NY on 20th Jan
...ng whether this approach can also restore bladder, bowel and sexual functions. "An especially encouraging feature of these transplants, carried out in laboratory animals, is that the reparative pathway cells can be obtained from tissue samples taken from the adult nasal lining by a technique which does no ...More precise radiation therapy lets prostate cancer patients avoid erectile dysfunction
... involved in erectile function also play a role in bowel and bladder control. The researchers suspect avoid...uality of life issues, such as urinary leakage and bowel problems. In addition to McLaughlin, U-M study authors were Vrinda Narayana, Ph.D., adjunct clinical...Medicare HMOs fail to control costs of colon surgery in elderly patients
...to remove cancer, treat diverticulitis or remove a bowel blockage, is the most common abdominal surgery in elderly patients. Regardless of the type of Medicare coverage, the researchers noted a 10 to 30 percent increase in hospital charges for colon resections in the four-year study period. Even with an ...First blood test to diagnose paralyzing, blinding disease
...dness -- impaired mobility and loss of bladder and bowel control. Its cause is unknown, and prognosis is generally poor -- though early diagnosis can help. If diagnosed correctly before the myelin sheath is too damaged, plasma exchange therapy and immunosuppressive medications such as azathioprine and cort...Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
...nts' quality of life and develop into more serious bowel conditions. The incidence of constipation with DETROL LA was reported by 2 percent to 7 percent of patients versus 4 percent reported by those receiving placebo. Serious adverse events (affecting the gastrointestinal tract, nervous system and cardio...Gastrointestinal disorders are associated significantly with sleepless nights
...sociation between sleep disturbances and irritable bowel syndrome, frequent indigestion and frequent heartb... and other factors, they determined that irritable bowel syndrome was significantly more common in people with sleep disturbances than those without sleep di...Reducing anti-rejection meds after transplant shows less complications
... and lead author of the study. Of the 123 small bowel patients (65 intestine, 25 liver/intestine and 33 ...study, which is the first of its kind in the small bowel patient population at the University of Pittsburgh, was intentionally done because the intestine is ...Virtual colonoscopy shows significant promise as colorectal cancer screening option
... compliance for colorectal cancer screening is the bowel cleansing preparation required prior to the test. Patients must undergo similar bowel preparation for CT colonography as they do for traditional colonoscopy. However, progress is being ...T cells activated in the gut during inflammatory bowel disease can be re-routed to the liver and cause ch... cholangitis (PSC) has been linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the past. But the connection between the two disorders has been unclear, especiall...