Free colon cancer screening kits available

March 10, 2011

0 comments Free colon cancer screening kits available Free colon cancer screening kits will be available to people 50 and older during March, which is colon cancer awareness month. “Early detection is critical since colon cancer often produces no symptoms during early stages,” says Jennifer Kelley, community manager for the American Cancer Society. he kits [...]

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What could these stomach symptoms be?

March 10, 2011

For the past 4 days I have been experiencing pain in my upper abdomen only at night. It gives me the urge to go to the bathroom but it doesnt relieve the pain. When I vomit, my food comes out covered in mucus. Im thinking its either an ulcer or acid reflux but I never [...]

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Ask the Doctor » Blog Archive » Pancreatitis Can Be Fatal – 02/26/11

March 10, 2011

Dear Dr. Garner,I was wondering if you could tell us a little about pancreatitis. Both my husband and I have experienced the pains and were diagnosed with pancreatitis. we would really appreciate it if you could tell us about the disease. Our favorite uncle also has pancreatitis but we believe it is due to his [...]

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Symptoms Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

March 10, 2011

Main symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome include abdominal pain that lasts for about 2 months. Along with this, the pain must be accompanied by at least two of the following factors in a period of 12 weeks, although not necessarily consecutive. the three factors are: change in the appearance of the stool; change in the [...]

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FDA Approves 1st New Lupus Drug in More Than 5 Decades

March 10, 2011

WEDNESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave lupus patients their first new treatment option in more than 50 years when it approved Benlysta as a way to ease the painful symptoms of this debilitating autoimmune disorder. Injected directly into a vein, Benlysta is the first drug designed [...]

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Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Risk

March 10, 2011

Strasbourg, France (ots/PRNewswire) – the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) and World Kidney Day (WKD) organisations today call for urgent European Union (EU) action to curb the increasing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated diseases. The Members of European Parliament (MEP) Group for Kidney Health met with some of Europe’s top kidney experts [...]

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Causes, Signs & Symptoms of Bladder Cancer

March 10, 2011

Bladder cancer involves one of the following following cell carcinomas inside the lining from the bladder: transitional, squamous, or adenocarcinoma. This can be most frequent kind of cancer for this urinary track. Bladder cancer is rare before the chronilogical age of 50 and occurs with greater frequency that face men in comparison to women. We, [...]

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Brain Implant Surgeries Dramatically Improve Symptoms of Debilitating Condition

March 10, 2011

ScienceDaily (Mar. 9, 2011) — Implanting electrodes into a pea-sized part of the brain can dramatically improve life for people with severe cervical dystonia — a rare but extremely debilitating condition that causes painful, twisting neck muscle spasms — according to the results of a pilot study led by Jill Ostrem, MD and Philip Starr, [...]

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Why do my allergy symptoms come and go?

March 10, 2011

For about 10 days, I will experience: Post-nasal Drip (all day) Sore Throat (a few days before it leaves) Runny/ Clogged Nose (most of the time) But then it will just go away ALMOST completly for about 2 weeks. then it'll come back. It came and went 3 times in a row. I have a [...]

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News Wales > Health > Swifter treatment for acutely ill pregnant women

March 10, 2011

Pregnant women who develop life threatening conditions are to receive more rapid assessment and treatment thanks to new measures being introduced in health boards across Wales. Healthcare teams will be introducing more timely treatments including swift recognition of symptoms, daily assessment to ensure there is no deterioration in the woman’s condition and that there is [...]

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