Could You Have Silent Gallstones?
FRIDAY, Dec. 14, 2018 -- As many as 20 million Americans have gallstones. Most don ' t have any symptoms, but not all will escape a gallstone attack.
The gallbladder is a small organ in the upper right abdomen. It ' s a reservoir for bile, the fluid... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 14, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Going viral: New cells for norovirus production in the lab
(Osaka University) Human norovirus is a major cause of infections that can be particularly dangerous to children and elderly people. Here, an Osaka University-led research team found that human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived intestinal epithelial cells allowed for efficient growth of human norovirus in the laboratory, without requiring human tissue or bile. This method raises fewer practical and ethical issues than conventional systems and should prove useful for industrial applications such as testing new potential vaccines. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 10, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Botched Surgery Costs Hospital U.S.$27 000
[The Herald] Negligence by doctors at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals which resulted in a patient suffering a bile leak has proved costly after the High Court ordered the public institution to pay damages amounting to US$27 890 in expenses plus R252 546. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 28, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news
MS Linked to Alterations in Bile Acid Metabolism MS Linked to Alterations in Bile Acid Metabolism
Abnormalities of these cholesterol metabolites in both children and adults with MS, along with encouraging preclinical findings, have spurred a clinical trial to assess supplementation therapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
CT radiomics improves management of bile duct cancer
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 19, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
UAB center dedicated to pancreas and bile duct diseases established
UAB has established a new program to treat diseases of the pancreas and bile ducts.
The new Pancreatobiliary Disease Center within the UAB School of Medicine plans to link medical professionals from across UAB Medicine involved in managing pancreatobiliary diseases, which includes pancreatic and gallbladder cancer, cysts, bile duct injuries and bile duct injures.
“While malign ancies of the pancreas and bile duct present their own unique challenges to treatment, so do the litany of benign diseases… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - October 8, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Tyler Patchen Source Type: news
Silicone Materials for Long-term Medical Implants: Innovate for the Future
By Feifei Lin, Ph.D., Business Development Manager, Healthcare, Elkem Silicones USA Corp.
With the growth of the aging population, the number of age-related diseases has increased. Every year millions of patients sustained or improved their lives through surgical procedures involving implanted medical devices. Implants such as orthopedics, pacemakers, cardiovascular stents, defibrillators, neural prosthetics or combinational devices like drug-eluting stents have become an indispensable part of modern medicine.
Long-term implantable devices used to improve and sustain life are highly regulated by regulatory bodies around th...
Source: Mass Device - October 5, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: MassDevice Tags: Sponsored Content Source Type: news
Study links BAP1 protein to tumor suppression in kidney, eye, bile duct and mesothelioma cancers
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown how BRCA-associated protein 1 (BAP1) serves as a tumor suppressor gene in kidney, eye, bile duct, mesothelioma and other cancers by regulating a form of cell death called ferroptosis, opening up a potential new area of therapy research. Findings from the study, led by Boyi Gan, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, were published in the Sept. 10 online issue of Nature Cell Biology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 10, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Which Technique Is Best for Gallstones/Biliary Duct Calculi? Which Technique Is Best for Gallstones/Biliary Duct Calculi?
Dr Lowenfels comments on a study that examines the efficacy and safety of four techniques for removing stones in the bile duct and gallbladder.Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
GW Researcher investigating link between parasitic infection and bile duct cancer
(George Washington University) Paul Brindley, Ph.D., at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has received more than $1.7 million from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health to investigate the cellular and molecular links between liver fluke infection and bile duct cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Investigators find that bile acids reduce cocaine reward
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Bile acids -- gut compounds that aid in the digestion of dietary fats -- reduce the desire for cocaine, according to a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 31, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Bile duct cancer symptoms: Eight signs of the deadly disease you need to watch out for
BILE duct cancer is a rare form of cancer but it ’s important to recognise all the signs as soon as possible, for in the later stages of the disease no cure is possible. There are eight signs to look out for. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stefan Karl Stefansson dead: LazyTown actor dies - what is bile duct cancer?
STEFAN KARL STEFANSSON, the LazyTown actor that starred as Robbie Rotten, has died after a battle with bile duct cancer. Bile duct cancer symptoms include itchy skin and weight loss - these are the warning signs to look out for. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Tip: Recognize Symptoms of Gallstones
-- Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid that form in the gallbladder.
The gallbladder contains a fluid called bile that is released in the small intestine to aid digestion.
Gallstones can vary from the size of a grain of sand to that... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 16, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Gut bile could treat cocaine addiction, study suggests
Millions of Americans report using cocaine annually, but there are no approved drugs to treat addiction to it. A University of Alabama study suggests stomach bile may disrupt the drug's effects, (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
