The Craziness Of It All – Liz’s Story
In July 2013, I was down in London for a friend’s big birthday and had a wonderful weekend staying with relatives. We arrived home happy and tired on the Sunday night. At 3am I was awoken by a pain in my stomach. At first I thought maybe it was food poisoning, or a stomach bug but the pain increased and I ended up crying out for help. I got back to the bedroom and asked my husband to call an ambulance thinking that so much pain may be a burst appendix, or that my umbilical hernia had got blocked, or something.
I was 49 and had been through 6 years and 10 tries of IVF. We had eventually ended up being successful at having...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 15, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories endometriosis total hysterectomy Source Type: news
Traumatic spigelian hernia due to handlebar injury in a child: A case report and review of literature - Thakur SK, Gupta S, Goel S.
We report a case o... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Can an Umbilical Hernia Repair Give a Child a Bellyache?Can an Umbilical Hernia Repair Give a Child a Bellyache?
Is it the surgery, or the umbilical hernia, that leads to later abdominal pain in children? Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - November 25, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Viewpoint Source Type: news
Can an Umbical Hernia Repair Give a Child a Bellyache?Can an Umbical Hernia Repair Give a Child a Bellyache?
Is it the surgery, or the umbilical hernia, that leads to later abdominal pain in children? Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - November 23, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Viewpoint Source Type: news
What Do Your Symptoms Mean?
Knowing what the symptoms of GERD, hiatal hernias, para-esophageal hernias, peptic ulcers, and GI tract bleeding can give you a starting point for discussion with your doctor about any concerns you have about a possible digestive problem. Get the information you need by reading this article on what your symptoms mean.
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Symptoms of GERD in Adults
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Symptoms of Gastro Reflux in Children
Symptoms of Gastro Reflux in Teens
Symptoms of a Hiatal Hernia
Symptoms of Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia
Symptoms of Peptic Ulcers
Ulcer Warning Signs
Symptoms of acute gas...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - October 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is the Definition of Acute Pancreatitis?
Discussion
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a reversible process that involves interstitial edema, inflammatory infiltrates, hemorrhage and necrosis of the pancreas to varying degrees. AP’s incidence is increasing in recent years but the reason for the increase is unknown. The common causes of AP includes biliary abnormalities, medication, idiopathic, systemic disease, trauma, infectious, metabolic and hereditary.
Most children with AP present with abdominal pain that is usually epigastric but may be diffuse. Radiation may occur to the back but is less common. Patients often have nausea and emesis. Abdominal distension, ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 16, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What is the Definition of Acute Pancreatitis?
Discussion
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a reversible process that involves interstitial edema, inflammatory infiltrates, hemorrhage and necrosis of the pancreas to varying degrees. AP’s incidence is increasing in recent years but the reason for the increase is unknown. The common causes of AP includes biliary abnormalities, medication, idiopathic, systemic disease, trauma, infectious, metabolic and hereditary.
Most children with AP present with abdominal pain that is usually epigastric but may be diffuse. Radiation may occur to the back but is less common. Patients often have nausea and emesis. Abdominal distension, ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 16, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Parents of boy born without diaphragm discover their unborn baby has same rare condition
Neil and Amy Rubenstein, from Chicago, U.S., already have a son, Aiden, three, with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rare Birth Defect on the Rise
The proportion of babies born with a defect called gastroschisis has nearly doubled since 1995, according to a large new study.Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Birth Defects, Hernia (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - July 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A concealed small bowel perforation in an adult secondary to bicycle handlebar trauma - Ghosh SC, Nolan GJ, Simpson RR.
We present a rare case of TAWH in an adult with a concealed small bowel perforation. Alt... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news
Traumatic disruption of the abdominal wall: Lap-belt injuries in children - Moremen JR, Nakayama DK, Ashley DW, Astin M, Nolan TL.
Traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) from high speed mechanism is a unique finding in adult trauma, and exceedingly rare in pediatrics. The majority of reports are of low-speed "handlebar" hernias associated with direct injury by bicycle handlebars. We r... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Michigan woman reportedly gives birth the day she finds out she's pregnant
Woman, who thought she couldn't conceive, went to hospital complaining of possible hernia and found out she had a baby instead (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman's 'hernia' actually a baby
A Michigan woman goes to the hospital thinking she has a hernia, but leaves with a baby girl. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - February 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heartburn Forum -- Join the Discussions!
Discussions! originally appeared on About.com Heartburn / GERD on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 at 18:00:00.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux)
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jefferson Digital Commons: Notes from October-December 2012
2012 wraps up with the Jefferson Digital Commons (JDC) archiving 6,655 assets and registering 1,209,115 full-text downloads. Approximately 407 new items were added to the JDC during the last quarter of 2012.
One year ago, the JDC had 4,370 assets. Over the past year 2,285 new assets were added, averaging a little more than 6 assets per day. In addition, our download count went from 772,501 on Jan 1, 2012 to 1,209,115 on Jan 1, 2013. On average, we had 1,196 downloads per day.
Top 10 most downloaded items (for all time) in the JDC:
Multiple Pregnancies: Determining Chorionicity and Amnionicity (24,969)
Understanding ...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - January 2, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: lgm002 Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
