Despite claims, not all probiotics can treat diarrhea say experts
...mary outcomes. Secondary outcomes were duration of vomiting and fever and rate of admission to hospital. Safety and tolerance were also recorded. Duration of diarrhoea was significantly lower in children receiving Lactobacillus GG and a mix of four bacterial strains than in patients receiving oral rehydrati...New drug shows promise in treatment of advanced thyroid cancer
...%), nausea (32%), consequent weight loss (23%) and vomiting (13%). Several patients complained of headaches or rash. This study enrolled patients with several different types of thyroid cancer and it "had an effect of all sub-types," Cohen said. All patients in this trial had advanced thyroid cancer. Ma...Study examines characteristics of female high school students who report steroid use
... turn to extreme weight-loss techniques, including vomiting and laxative use. Anabolic steroids are body-shaping agents and cause a loss in body fat and an increase in lean tissue; therefore, their association with unhealthy weight loss practices was not surprising, the authors write. The findings highlight...Female teen steroid use not limited to athletes
...likely try extreme weight-loss techniques, such as vomiting and laxative use. Adolescent girls reporting anabolic steroid use had significantly more other health-harming behaviors, Elliot explained, They were much more likely to use other unhealthy substances, including cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana and c...Study supports activity of GEMZAR in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer
... in red blood cells) in one (2%). Nausea (13%) and vomiting (15%) were the most frequent grade 3/4 non-hematological toxicities. Asymptomatic decrease in cardiac ejection fraction was observed in one patient treated with trastuzumab with subsequent normalization....Once-fatal metabolic disorders treatable, says Stanford/Packard researcher
...st while test results are processed. The lethargy, vomiting and rapid breathing exhibited by affected newborns are often misinterpreted and mistreated as hospital-acquired infections. "Newborn screening is good at detecting some urea cycle disorders, but we can't diagnose all of them this way," said Enns. "By...Daytrana provides significant effectiveness in both boys and girls with ADHD
...ys in the DAYTRANA group had a higher incidence of vomiting (9 boys vs. 1 girl), tic (7 vs. 0), upper abdominal pain (6 vs. 1), irritability (7 vs. 0) and affect lability (6 vs. 0). ...Students devise oral quick-dissolve strips for rotavirus vaccine
...rotavirus is a common cause of severe diarrhea and vomiting in children, leading to about 600,000 deaths annually. Most of these occur in developing nations, where medical services to treat intestinal distress are not widely available. Rotavirus vaccine to prevent this illness is currently produced in a liqui...Gender, ethnic differences may hamper eating disorder diagnosis
...than girls to have used purging behaviors, such as vomiting or using laxatives, to control their weight in the month prior to the study (23.5 percent vs. 32.4 percent). They were also more likely to be diagnosed with an "Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified," or EDNOS, rather than with anorexia or bulimia,...Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs may help women with breast cancer
...ant short term side effects. These include nausea, vomiting and fatigue, as well as inflammation of the gut lining, decreased numbers of red and white blood cells and decreased numbers of blood platelets. Chinese medicinal herbs include mixtures of herbal compounds or extracts from herbs, and they are presc...Where should I have my outpatient surgery?
...edure. On the other hand, postoperative nausea and vomiting constitute one of the most common causes of admission, but are common in patients who undergo general anesthesia, which may account for the increased risk in this category. Surgery in freestanding surgery centers has many advantages, especially from ...Patients should be alert for obesity surgery complication
...taking their vitamin supplements, or when frequent vomiting prevents the vitamins from being absorbed. Vomitin...e occurred 18 months later. Most patients (25) had vomiting as a risk factor. Many of the patients also had three symptoms commonly associated with the syndrome...Obesity surgery can lead to memory loss, other problems
...rome occurs most often in people who have frequent vomiting after the surgery. It usually occurs within one to three months after the surgery, although one case occurred 18 months after surgery. The study reviewed the scientific literature for all reported cases of the syndrome occurring after obesity surg...Sunny days pose risk of 'flicker illness' for a few airlifted patients
...hole continuum of complications, from wooziness to vomiting to all-out seizing, induced by quick-flashing light. "Many aircraft commonly used for air medical transport have similar frequencies to the 24 flickers per second of the rotor blades in the helicopter used in the case we highlight," Cushman said. "...Charting our health by the stars
...trological signs, Virgos have an increased risk of vomiting during pregnancy, Pisces have an increased risk of heart failure, and Libras have an increased risk of fracturing their pelvises. In fact, each of the 12 astrological signs had at least two medical disorders associated with them, thus placing peop...Hormone drug type makes survival difference in advanced breast cancer
...ing tamoxifen. However, they reported more nausea, vomiting and diarrhea when compared to patients receiving the progestin drug megestrol acetate and to a lesser extent, when compared with patients receiving tamoxifen. Patients taking aromatase inhibitors had a decreased risk of vaginal bleeding and blood ...Cyclic vomiting syndrome: Recurring and unexplained episodes destroy teeth
...oblems are more prevalent in children--like cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS). CVS mainly affects children, and ...ost evident being recurrent episodes of nausea and vomiting that are not caused by any specific disease and occur between periods of otherwise normal health. ...New info on eating disorders in two Stanford/Packard children's studies
...ive patients younger than 13 had experimented with vomiting as a weight-loss technique. "Pediatricians and parents shouldn't think of weight loss, or even lack of weight gain in a pre-teen, as a phase," cautioned Peebles. "If a child expresses wanting to lose weight, take it seriously."...New study shows teenage girls' use of diet pills doubles over five-year span
...ehaviors include the use of diet pills, laxatives, vomiting or skipping meals. Of the 2,500 teenage males studied, their rates were half of the females'. "We have found that teenage females who diet and use unhealthy weight control behaviors are at three times the risk of being overweight," said Neumark-Szta...EMEA and FDA extend drug-label based on results of the EORTC 24971 trial
...n showed greater grade 3-4 nausea (7/2% vs. 0.6%), vomiting (5.0% vs. 0.6 %) stomatitis (11% vs. 4.0 %) during chemotherapy and more toxic deaths (5.5 vs. 2.3 % of the total number of patients) when compared to the docetaxel-based regimen. Patients treated with the docetaxel-containing regimen experienced sig...