New Drug for Gastric Ulcers; Linzess for Kids' Constipation; IBD Meds Safe in Utero
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved an oral suspension product that combines omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate (Konvomep) to treat benign active gastric ulcers and reduce the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeds in critically ill patients, Azurity... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - September 8, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
FDA Approves Konvomep (omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate for oral suspension) for Gastric Ulcer and Reduction of Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Critically Ill Patients
WOBURN, Mass. (September 2, 2022)– Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative dose-forms and formulations of products to serve the needs of overlooked patients, announced today that the U.S. Food... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - September 3, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Cipla recalls over 5.8 lakh packets of gastric ulcer treatment drug in US
The drug major is recalling esomeprazole magnesium for delayed-release oral suspension in unit dose packets in strengths 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg in the US market, the latest Enforcement Report by the USFDA said. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - January 10, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Stomach ulcer symptoms: Belching could be a sign of an open sore in your belly
A STOMACH ulcer is an open sore known as a gastric ulcer. The main culprit for this condition is the bacterium Helicobacter pylori , but it's not the only cause. What are the signs of infection? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What are Potential Problems Associated with Helicobacter pylori?
Discussion
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a microaerophilis, spiral bacterium that is a prevalent human pathogen. How this infection affects individuals is different in adults and children. Overall seroprevalence rate in children world-wide was estimated to be ~33%, but this seroprevalence rate is decreasing in the developed world for both adults and children. It is acquired in childhood and can persist through colonization throughout life if untreated. Fortunately, it often is asymptomatic and generally does not cause serious disease in children.
Some serotyping data shows that within families children acquire it more...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 23, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What Are Systemic Disease Causes of Oral Ulcers?
Discussion
Oral ulcers are common problems seen by dentists but pediatricians also see them. Usually families have are concerned because they are painful and acute. Ulcers are sometime noticed by the physician and not the family as in the case of herpangina or hand-foot and mouth disease. Chronic or recurrent ulcerations present less commonly and therefore it may be more difficult to determine their etiology. Many of the systemic disease causes of oral ulcers are overall infrequent and/or not common in the pediatric age range.
Ulcers can be classified in several ways but acute ulcers are usually painful and last less tha...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 21, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Tissue level implants in healthy versus medically compromised patients. A cohort comparative study.
CONCLUSIONS:In terms of Success, Failure and Survival rates, tissue level implants placed in Healthy and in Medically compromised individuals showed no short-term (1 year) differences. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - May 20, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Peptic Ulcer Disease | Medscape Peptic Ulcer Disease | Medscape
Peptic ulcer disease affects 10% of men and 4% of women in the United States at some time in their lives. A peptic ulcer is a mucosal break of greater than or equal to 3 mm in size with depth, that can involve the stomach (gastric ulcer) or duodenum (duodenal ulcer). (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Resource Center Source Type: news
36% of proton pump inhibitor prescriptions for older adults may be unneeded
FINDINGSOne in eight older adults was prescribed proton pump inhibitor drugs, which are used to treat gastric ulcers or to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding in those taking blood thinners. About 36 percent of those prescriptions were potentially unnecessary, a study found, primarily because people took them far longer than the often-recommended eight weeks.BACKGROUNDOlder Americans frequently receive low-value care, which is care that has no net benefit to the individual and has the potential to harm them. Low-value care contributes significantly to higher health costs. Most people are unaware of the potential toxicity o...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - September 5, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Book Review: Understanding the Brain
Making a cup of coffee and remembering to turn off the coffeemaker. Driving to the grocery store and not getting lost. Remembering anniversaries, birthdays, and where you were supposed to meet your friend for lunch. All of these activities require the seamless workings of the brain, and while we often take them for granted, there are even more activities that go undetected within the brain every single day.
In his new book, Understanding the Brain: From Cells to Behavior to Cognition, which is an updated version of his earlier book, Dowling offers a comprehensive look at how the brain functions — from how vision occu...
Source: Psych Central - February 2, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Claire Nana Tags: Book Reviews Disorders General Genetics Habits Intelligence Memory and Perception Neuroscience Psychiatry Psychology Treatment Brain Function cortisol Dowling Emotions Long Term Memory neuromodulators Neurons Neurotrans Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What causes coffee ground vomitus?
Coffee ground vomitus is dark-colored vomit that has blood in it. Possible causes include gastric ulcers, gastritis, liver disease, and cancer. Anyone who vomits blood should seek immediate medical attention. In this article, we look at the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of coffee ground vomitus. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
UA researchers find physicians' adherence to H. pylori guidelines low
(University of Arizona) It was long thought that gastric ulcers and other digestive woes were brought about by stress. But in 2005, clinical fellow Barry J. Marshall and pathologist J. Robin Warren were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for recognizing the role of Helicobacter pylori in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. Now physicians can point their collective fingers at H. pylori when it comes to a host of gastric maladies in their patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Researchers solve the mystery of the acid pump
Researchers have succeeded in identifying the mechanisms involved in what is known as the acid pump, which at the cellular level pumps acid into the stomach -- in some cases leading to gastric ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 7, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Researchers from Aarhus solve the mystery of the acid pump
(Aarhus University) Researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark have succeeded in identifying the mechanisms involved in what is known as the acid pump, which at the cellular level pumps acid into the stomach -- in some cases leading to gastric ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The research results emanate from Jens Chr. Skou's sodium-potassium pump, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize twenty years ago. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 7, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
FDA Approves Yosprala (aspirin and omeprazole) for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients at Risk for Aspirin-Associated Gastric Ulcers
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARLZ) (TSX: ARZ), a global specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved once-daily Yosprala,... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - September 15, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
