To hell and back – Emma ’ s Story
My story starts 6 years ago. After I separated from my husband I got into a new relationship around 6 months later and found that due to my new partner being rather large in the trouser department that I had a sensitive cervix that bled every time I had intercourse.
Over the next 5 years I had colposcopy’s, loop excursions, cauterisation’s and even had the coil fitted that helped for a while but then the problems would start again. Eventually I told my specialist that he was going to give me a hysterectomy which I have now had and am 2 weeks post op.
BUT the op had not come without its complications. I had sma...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - October 9, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
Research shows that conservative management can be an option for people with uncomplicated gallstones
An NIHR-funded study into the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surgery compared with conservative management in people with symptomatic gallstones has published its findings in Health Technology Assessment. Results showed that while surgery is on average more effective, a conservative approach may represent a valid alternative for some people.Gallstones are common and affect approximately 10-15... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - September 29, 2014 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Daytime May Be Better for Gallbladder Removal
Night surgeries linked to more invasive procedures, study finds
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Gallbladder Diseases, Gallstones, Health Facilities (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Vitro Modeling of Gallbladder-Associated Salmonella spp. Colonization
The host–pathogen interactions occurring in the gallbladder during Salmonella Typhi colonization contribute to typhoid fever pathogenesis during the acute and chronic stages of disease. The gallbladder is the primary reservoir during chronic typhoid carriage. In this organ, Salmonella encounters host-barriers including bile, immunoglobulins, and mucus. However, the bacterium possesses mechanisms to resist and persist in this environment, in part by its ability to attach to and invade into the gallbladder epithelium. Such persistence in the gallbladder epithelium contributes to chronic carriage. In addition, patients ...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Infectious Diseases - September 25, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Emergency gallbladder surgery: Do you need it, or can you afford to wait?
Gallstone pain is one of the most common reasons patients visit emergency rooms. Figuring out who needs emergency gallbladder removal and who can go home and schedule surgery at their convenience is sometimes a tricky question, and it isn’t always answered correctly. How to handle gallstone patients is a cost and quality issue in health care. In the United States, 1 in 10 women and 1 in 15 men have gallstones, and more than 1 million people a year are hospitalized for gallstone disease. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 11, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Emergency Gallbladder Surgery: Do You Need It, Or Can You Afford to Wait?
Study: younger, older people likelier to visit ER repeatedly with gallstone pain before surgery ROCHESTER, Minn. — Gallstone pain is one of the most common reasons patients visit emergency rooms. Figuring out who needs emergency gallbladder removal and who can go home and schedule surgery at their convenience is sometimes a tricky question, and it [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - August 11, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Surgical Removal of Gallbladder in Pediatric Patients is Safe
Laparoscopic cholecystectomies (surgical removal of the gallbladder) has been recommended by experts for pediatric patients suffering from gallstones and other gallbladder diseases. "We are refining our surgical techniques and are now performing all pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomies using a small incision through the belly button. However, further studies are required to elucidate which pediatric patients will benefit the most from gallbladder removal," explains one expert. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 7, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Laparoscopic surgical removal of the gallbladder in pediatric patients is safe
This study was published in Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 7, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Surgical Removal of the Gallbladder in Pediatric Patients is Safe
This study was published in Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. Journalists: Sound bites with Dr. Ishitani are available in the downloads. A cholecystectomy is a surgical [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - August 7, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Offer weight loss surgery to diabetics, says NICE
"An expansion of weight loss surgery in England is being proposed to tackle an epidemic of type 2 diabetes," BBC News reports. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended obese people with type 2 diabetes should be offered weight loss (bariatric) surgery.
These draft guidelines include new recommendations about the treatment of obesity. In particular, NICE advises that those with recent-onset type 2 diabetes who fulfil certain body mass index (BMI) criteria should have surgery. The recommendations also provide guidance on the use of very low-calorie diets.
As is often the case...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Medical practice QA articles Obesity Source Type: news
NICE: 'Obese should be prescribed slimming clubs'
“GPs told to prescribe £100 slimming courses for millions of obese patients,” the Daily Mail reports.
The news is based on new guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) that aim to encourage sustainable weight loss in the obese; “lose a little, and keep it off”.
The guidance is mainly aimed at commissioners (who plan and agree which services will be provided in the NHS and monitor them), health professionals and groups who provide lifestyle weight management programmes. The recommendations may also be of interest to members of the public, including people who are overweight or o...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Food/diet Obesity QA articles Source Type: news
Healthcare social media #HCSM - top articles
Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media (#HCSM) in the past 2-4 weeks:Medical student views on Facebook profile screening by residency admissions committees: "pictures are irrelevant' http://bit.ly/1k5UhFyPractical experience with Twitter journal club: Post-publication peer review and enhanced research literacy http://bit.ly/1khuZEFDon't close blog comments on your site. See how one comment changed influenza treatment: http://buff.ly/1hDJ2MN and http://buff.ly/1i5b3leWould you tell everyone this? Facebook conversations as health promotion interventions http://buff.ly/1mcEfrb ...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - May 20, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: #HCSM Source Type: news
When your child's tummy ache is a sign they've got gallstones
After a few days of watching 11-year-old Lila suffering, Jane Marshall, from London, decided it was time to take her to the doctor. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Digestive Disorders Help Articles
There are many disorders and diseases of the digestive system. Some, like gastroesophageal reflux disease, ulcers, and hiatal hernias can cause heartburn. Others may not heartburn as a symptoms, but because some people who have one of the above mentioned conditions also have other disorders of the digestive system, such as gallstones and gastritis, information is provided for these also. Check out this article Digestive Disorders Help Articles.
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Foods with little risk of causing heartburn
Dining out without heartburn
Heartburn-free picnics
Heartburn-free school lunches
Tips For Controlling Heartburn...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - April 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mother with cancer fulfils dying wish to marry childhood sweetheart
Kate Wiggin, 29, of Walsall, was told she had gallstones after complaining of stomach pains - but she found last month she had terminal cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
