Why do I feel things going all the way down after I swallow? Just ask DR ELLIE CANNON
DR ELLIE CANNON: This would fall into the category of a swallowing difficulty, and it absolutely should be checked out by your doctor. Pain on swallowing can be an early sign of cancer of the oesophagus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sputnik review – smart Soviet-era sci-fi chiller
The alien is the least of the horrors in Egor Abramenko ’s mostly gripping suspense, set in a dour 80s army facility with an unwanted visitor‘We sent two into space. Three came back.” At first, no one notices the extraterrestrial stowaway when a Soviet rocket lands back on Earth; the creature is tucked out of sight, getting comfy in the oesophagus of one of the two astronauts on board. But it makes itself known at a medical facility, slithering out of the man’s mouth, expanding, before chomping on the brains of a nurse. Russian director Egor Abramenko makes his feature debut with this mostly gripping movie, a supre...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 12, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Cath Clarke Tags: Film Culture Space Thrillers (film) Science fiction and fantasy films Source Type: news
High blood pressure: The best breakfast combination proven to lower your reading
HIGH blood pressure can be addressed the moment you're ready to eat in the morning. What you choose to put down your gullet could impact your health. Which is the best breakfast combination proven to lower your reading? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blood test can detect five types of cancer FOUR YEARS before symptoms appear
The 'liquid biopsy', called PanSeer and tested by Chinese experts, analyses blood samples for tiny DNA fragments released by stomach, oesophagus, bowel, lung and liver tumours. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nasogastric tube placement checks before first use in critical care settings during the COVID-19 response, British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
This easy reference guide has been produced because some aspects of COVID-19 presentation and treatment present special challenges for safely confirming nasogastric tube position. The dense ground-glass x-ray images can make x-ray interpretation more difficult, and the increasing use of proning manoeuvres in conscious patients increases the risk of regurgitation of gastric contents into the oesophagus and aspiration into the lungs which will render pH checks less reliable (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Will I ever be able to eat without bad heartburn? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
DR MARTIN SCURR: Any persistent problem can be terribly frustrating but it is not the Barrett's oesophagus (pictured) that is causing your symptoms. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taking aspirin once a week can cut the risk of getting several types of cancer, scientists claim
The scientific review, by Milan University in Italy, looked at a range of studies and found regular use of aspirin appeared to reduce the risk of getting stomach and oesophagus cancers by around a third. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Electronic nose' could smell breath to warn about higher risk of oesophagal cancer
Current diagnostic method for Barrett ’s oesophagus relies on invasive and costly endoscopyAn electronic device that “sniffs” breath may offer a new way to identify people with a condition that can lead to cancer of the oesophagus, researchers have revealed.Recent figures suggest there are about 9,000 new cases of oesophageal cancer, or cancer of the food pipe, every year in the UK.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Cancer research Health Medical research World news Science Society UK news Source Type: news
'Electronic nose' could smell breath to warn about higher risk of oesophageal cancer
Current diagnostic method for Barrett ’s oesophagus relies on invasive and costly endoscopyAn electronic device that “sniffs” breath may offer a new way to identify people with a condition that can lead to cancer of the oesophagus, researchers have revealed.Recent figures suggest there are about 9,000 new cases of oesophageal cancer, or cancer of the food pipe, every year in the UK.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Cancer research Health Medical research World news Science Society UK news Source Type: news
Kenya: Experts Call for Study on Rise in Stomach Cancer in Nyeri Men
[Nation] Rising cases of oesophagus and stomach cancer among men in Nyeri has raised concerns among health experts as they push for a government-funded research in the county. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 6, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Runner, 37, nearly DIED after rupturing his oesophagus
The man, who has not been named, felt intense pain after vomiting during the race in California. X-rays revealed Boerhaave's syndrome, which has a high mortality rate, mostly due to sepsis (stock) (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DR ELLIE CANNON: Why is my food so hard to swallow?
DR ELLIE CANNON: In young people, dysphagia - when your food feels like it's stuck in the throat - is rarely a sign of anything serious, but could be an issue with the oesophagus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kenya: Cases of Throat Cancer Increase in Bomet
[Nation] Bomet has broken the cancer pattern in the country by recording oesophagus as the leading form of the killer disease in both male and female adults. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 16, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Female patients more likely to survive but experience worse side effects from cancer treatment
Researchers looked at difference in outcomes after chemotherapy for early cancer of the oesophagus and stomach Related items fromOnMedica Physical problems after breast cancer limit survival Women suffer more chemo side effects than men Exercise and psychological treatments cut cancer fatigue Thousands of women with breast cancer may be spared chemotherapy Cancer mortality cut by a third in young people (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 28, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Cancer Research UK: Less chemotherapy better for older patients with some advanced cancers
(Cancer Research UK) Less chemotherapy is as effective at controlling disease for elderly or frail patients with advanced cancer of the stomach or oesophagus (food pipe), and leads to fewer side effects such as diarrhoea and lethargy. These are the results of a Cancer Research UK funded study, presented prior to the ASCO conference today (Wednesday). (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
