Chronic Appendicitis: Two Case Reports Chronic Appendicitis: Two Case Reports
These two cases highlight the challenges of diagnosing and treating chronic appendicitis, an uncommon and sometimes controversial condition which is often misdiagnosed.Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Study Debunks COVID Vaccine Side Effect?
(MedPage Today) -- The mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 were not associated with appendicitis in a Danish population-based study.
Among over 4 million vaccinated individuals, those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines did not have any... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 25, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
No Increased Risk for Appendicitis Reported With mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 -- The risk for appendicitis is not increased in association with mRNA COVID-19 vaccination or with diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), according to a research letter published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good sales growth in the first quarter of 2022
Basel, 25 April 2022Group sales increase 11%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) and 10% in Swiss francsPharmaceuticals Divisionsales up 6%; continued strong sales of new medicines for severe diseases. Impact of biosimilars decreases as expected.Diagnostics Divisionsales grow 24% due to good momentum in base business and continued high demand for COVID-19 tests. After a strong first quarter, significant decline in COVID-19-related testing expected.Highlights in the first quarter:FDA approval of Vabysmo (severe eye diseases); CHMP recommends EU approval of Polivy combination (aggressive form of blood cancer), Tecentriq (early...
Source: Roche Media News - April 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good sales growth in the first quarter of 2022
Group sales increase 11%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) and 10% in Swiss francsPharmaceuticals Divisionsales up 6%; continued strong sales of new medicines for severe diseases. Impact of biosimilars decreases as expected.Diagnostics Divisionsales grow 24% due to good momentum in base business and continued high demand for COVID-19 tests. After a strong first quarter, significant decline in COVID-19-related testing expected.Highlights in the first quarter:FDA approval of Vabysmo (severe eye diseases); CHMP recommends EU approval of Polivy combination (aggressive form of blood cancer), Tecentriq (early-stage non-small cel...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Peritoneal Mesothelioma HIPEC Program Comes to Alabama
Patients in Alabama diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma cancer no longer need to leave the state in pursuit of optimal care and long-term survival. The best possible mesothelioma treatment is now closer to home.
The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham recently launched a complex treatment program for several abdominal malignancies that combines extensive cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, also known as HIPEC.
This combination, used only at select specialty centers throughout the U.S., has been especially effective for peritoneal mesothe...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - April 21, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Treatment Source Type: news
Complicated Appendicitis During Pregnancy: Surgery May Be Best Complicated Appendicitis During Pregnancy: Surgery May Be Best
Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery for complicated appendicitis had fewer complications than those who received nonsurgical treatment or delayed surgery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 18, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Study Finds Benefits to Second Peritoneal Mesothelioma Surgery
Patients with peritoneal mesothelioma cancer can survive considerably longer if they are willing and able to undergo a second aggressive surgery following tumor recurrence.
History has proven that an incentive for a repeat surgery is there.
A recent 30-year retrospective review at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has shown how beneficial the combination of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, or HIPEC, can be for several cancers with peritoneal metastasis.
“People often think it’s a one-and-done procedure,” Wake Forest Baptist surgical oncologist Dr. Edward Levine told The M...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - April 13, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments Source Type: news
Wake Forest Baptist team receives $2.5M NCI grant to research treatment options for rare form of cancer
Researchers at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist ’s Comprehensive Cancer Center will use the grant from the National Cancer Institute to help improve treatment options for cancer of the appendix. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - April 12, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Daniel Finnegan Source Type: news
Toilet warning: Sitting incorrectly can cause appendicitis or bowel wall 'destruction'
ALTHOUGH sitting on the loo represents such an essential part of everyday life, an expert has warned that there are still many "common" mistakes that people make. One of them is positioning. What's worse, sitting incorrectly can lead to appendicitis or bowel wall destruction. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teenage girl develops appendicitis after holding in farts around boyfriend for two years
A YOUNG woman, teary-eyed and in excruciating pain, was referred by a medical doctor straight to hospital. It was there she learned that she had appendicitis - a condition the 19-year-old reckons was caused by holding in her farts. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Appendiceal Cancer Up Among Younger Appendicitis Patients Appendiceal Cancer Up Among Younger Appendicitis Patients
A downside to treating appendicitis with antibiotics is that appendiceal cancer can be missed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Pancreatic Cancer Test Promising; COVID and Cancer Screening; Appendicitis or Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- A blood test for detecting early-stage pancreatic cancer produced 95% accuracy in a preliminary clinical study. (UC San Diego School of Medicine, Nature Communications)
Barrie Cassileth, a pioneering advocate for acupuncture... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 25, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Cancer Can Strike the Appendix, Too
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 -- What appears to be appendicitis can actually be cancer of the appendix in some cases, especially in patients under the age of 50, a new study suggests.
While antibiotics can be used instead of surgery to treat acute... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Cancer Can Strike the Appendix, Too
Title: Cancer Can Strike the Appendix, TooCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - March 22, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
