Dr. Fred Gorelick designated the Binder Professor of Internal Medicine
Dr. Fred Sanford Gorelick, newly designated as the Henry J. and Joan W. Binder Professor of Internal Medicine, focuses his research on the mechanisms that initiate pancreatitis, a severe inflammatory disease that causes death in up to 5% of patients. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - May 18, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Yale News Source Type: news
For Inflamed Pancreas, Eating Right Away May Be Best Medicine
Contrary to long-held belief, it does not seem to worsen infection, researchers report Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Pancreatitis (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - May 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
For Inflamed Pancreas, Eating Right Away May Be Best Medicine
TUESDAY, May 16, 2017 -- Getting hospital patients with mild pancreatitis to start eating sooner may speed their recovery, a new study says.
The finding challenges the long-held belief that these patients should avoid solid food for days.
The... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 16, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Early Feeding May Benefit Patients With Mild Pancreatitis Early Feeding May Benefit Patients With Mild Pancreatitis
No harms were found in early feeding for patients with any severity of pancreatitis, but heterogeneity in study precludes firm conclusions.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Burton woman suffers pancreatitis after taking Roaccutane
Charlotte Carpenter, 24, from Burton-on-Trent, went to A&E with agonising pain and struggling to breathe after taking the acne drug - also linked to suicide - for just two months. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman with pancreatitis warns about risks of acne drug
Charlotte Carpenter, 24, from Burton-on-Trent, went to A&E with agonising pain and struggling to breathe after taking the acne drug - also linked to suicide - for just two months. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A rare case of epilepsy and acute pancreatitis induced by severe paraquat poisoning - Dong H, Peng X, Qiu Z.
Paraquat can lead to injury of multiple organs. As there is no specific treatment for paraquat poisoning, it represents a serious clinical problem. Antioxidants are required to treat oxidative stress in paraquat poisoning and paraquat-induced injury. In th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Sewage Saved This Man's Life. Someday It Could Save Yours.
When Thomas Patterson woke up from a two-month coma in March 2016, he learned two things he couldn’t believe: Donald Trump was soon to become the Republican nominee for president, and his wife, Steffanie Strathdee, had saved him from dying of an antibiotic-resistant superbug by injecting him with viruses harvested from sewage.
It took a lot of convincing for him to accept these weren’t just more hallucinations.
Patterson and Strathdee met while serving on a National Institutes of Health grant review panel almost 16 years ago. Strathdee doesn’t usually find review panels a riveting experience, but when she...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sewage Saved This Man's Life. Someday It Could Save Yours.
This article has been updated to amend overstatements of the length of time it took the Texas A&M team to secure the phages they sent to Patterson, as well as the number of researchers to whom Strathdee reached out. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 11, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Genetics linked to early-onset pancreatitis in children
Researchers at Seattle Children's Hospital have found that early-onset pancreatitis in children is significantly associated with certain genetic mutations. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - May 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Genetics linked to early-onset pancreatitis in pediatric patients
A new study suggests that early-onset pancreatitis in children is strongly associated with certain genetic mutations and family history of pancreatitis. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 10, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Research links genetics to early-onset pancreatitis in pediatric patients
(Seattle Children's) A study published today in The Journal of Pediatrics suggests that early-onset pancreatitis in children is strongly associated with certain genetic mutations and family history of pancreatitis. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 10, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
More Fruits and Veggies Ease Pancreatitis (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Adequate hydration also linked to less severe bouts of acute disease (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - May 9, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Acute epigastric pain - case study
A presentation of acute epigastric pain in a 44-year old female patient, leading to a diagnosis of pancreatitis. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - April 24, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: 15.2 Digestive Problems Source Type: news
This molecule stops pancreatic cancer cells from spreading
This micrograph shows pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (the most common type of pancreatic cancer). [Image by KGH – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0]Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center scientists have identified molecules that could be the next therapeutic solution for pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer. About 53,670 people are expected to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year with 43,090 dying from it, according to the American Cancer Society. The lifetime risk of developing pancreatic cancer is about 1 in 65 but can be reduced by knowing the risk factors.
The risk factors for ...
Source: Mass Device - April 19, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Biotech Oncology Cancer pancreatic cancer Tianjin Medical University University of Texas Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Source Type: news
