http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Appendicitis-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:18:35 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/tool-may-help-reduce-unnecessary-ct-scans-in-er-patients-with-abdominal-pain-101289-1.htm Potentially unnecessary use of the tests among emergency room patients with abdominal pain may be reduced by a new electronic medical record tool that tallies patients' previous radiation exposure from CT scans, says a new study. The study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will be presented today at the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. The new study shows that when the tool is in use, patients are 10 percent less ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/tool-may-help-reduce-unnecessary-ct-scans-in-er-patients-with-abdominal-pain-101289-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/removing-ruptured-appendix-earlier-may-cut-down-hospital-costs-100841-1.htm A recent study conducted by American researchers has found that waiting longer to remove a child's ruptured appendix may increase the hospital costs as compared to removing it sooner. An estimated (Dollor) 10,000 in hospital charges was saved when pediatric general surgeons removed the ruptured appendix within the first 24 hours, compared to the alternative treatment, called an interval appendectomy, which involved removing the appendix six-eight weeks later. The study was published in the April ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/removing-ruptured-appendix-earlier-may-cut-down-hospital-costs-100841-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ct-exams-in-emergency-rooms-rose-every-year-in-children-with-abdominal-pain-100608-1.htm A new study published in the journal Radiology reveals that use of computed tomography (CT) in children with non-traumatic abdominal pain saw a year-by-year rise in emergency departments between 1999 and 2007. The study authors found no corresponding increase in ultrasound use during the same period, despite research supporting it as an important diagnostic tool for assessing pediatric abdominal pain. Non-traumatic abdominal pain is a common source of pediatric visits to the emergency department....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ct-exams-in-emergency-rooms-rose-every-year-in-children-with-abdominal-pain-100608-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/antibiotics-could-be-a-safe-alternative-for-uncomplicated-appendicitis-99761-1.htm Antibiotic therapy could be a safe and viable alternative to surgery for patients suffering from acute uncomplicated appendicitis, according to experts. Surgery to remove an inflamed appendix (appendicectomy) has been the mainstay of treatment for acute appendicitis since 1889 and the general assumption is that, without surgery, the risk of complications, such as perforation or infection, is high. However, recent studies have reported fewer problems with antibiotic therapy ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/antibiotics-could-be-a-safe-alternative-for-uncomplicated-appendicitis-99761-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-study-sheds-light-on-cancer-of-the-appendix-98695-1.htm Researchers have demonstrated the difference between the cancer of the appendix and colon cancer, a distinction that could lead to more effective treatments for both diseases. The study by Edward A. Levine, M.D., professor of surgery and chief of the surgical oncology service at Wake Forest Baptist, is the result of gene analysis of cases covering a 10-year period. It appears in the early online edition of the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.Cancer of the appendix, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-study-sheds-light-on-cancer-of-the-appendix-98695-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Obesitys-New-Culprit-Bacteria-in-Large-Intestine-95118-1.htm A new study holds bacteria in large intestine responsible for spiking obesity. Bacteria living in people's large intestine may slow down the activity of the "good" kind of fat tissue, a special fat that quickly burns calories and may help prevent obesity, scientists are reporting in a new study.The discovery, published in ACS' iJournal of Proteome Research/i, could shed light on ways to prevent obesity and promote weight loss, including possible microbial and pharmaceutical approaches, the authors said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Obesitys-New-Culprit-Bacteria-in-Large-Intestine-95118-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Tiny-Artificial-Intestine-Developed-94998-1.htm Researchers in the United States have announced that they have been able to develop a tiny artificial intestine, sparking hopes that new doors will be open for those people with intestine problems who are unable to opt for transplantation due to lack of suitable donors. Dr John March from the Cornell University and Dr David Hackam from the University of Pittsburgh led the study into developing a tiny artificial intestine inside a test tube. The researchers said that they hoped to scale up the test ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Tiny-Artificial-Intestine-Developed-94998-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Role-of-Intestine-Decisive-in-Immune-Cells-Function-94779-1.htm The intestinal tract influences vital to the immune system to avert infection, offers a latent clue to the cause of autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. The researchers at University of Toronto, Canada discovered the reason. "The findings shed light on the complex balance between beneficial and harmful bacteria in the gut," said Prof. Jennifer Gommerman, an Associate Professor in the Department of Immunology at U of T, whose findings were published online by the scientific journal, INature/I....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Role-of-Intestine-Decisive-in-Immune-Cells-Function-94779-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Age-related-Diseases-and-Fruit-Fly-Intestine-92894-1.htm The intestines of fruit flies could help put breaks on aging and age-related diseases, suggests study. Scientists at the Salk institute of Biological Studies have found that modifying a gene known as PGC-1, which is also found in human DNA, in the intestinal stem cells of fruit flies delayed the aging of their intestines and extended their lifespan by as much as 50 percent. "Fruit flies and humans have a lot more in common than most people think," Newswise quoted Leanne Jones, a lead scientist on the project as saying....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Age-related-Diseases-and-Fruit-Fly-Intestine-92894-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Delaying-Treatment-for-Appendicitis-in-Kids-Linked-to-Complications-Death-92027-1.htm Delaying treatment for children who are hospitalized for appendicitis for more than two days increases complications, including perforation and abscess formation; longer hospitalization; increased costs; and more rarely, death. In "Missed Opportunities in the Treatment of Pediatric Appendicitis," researchers reviewed National Inpatient Sample (NIS) data on nearly 800,000 appendectomies, the most common inpatient surgical procedure in children. The study identified 17,737 children under age 18 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Delaying-Treatment-for-Appendicitis-in-Kids-Linked-to-Complications-Death-92027-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Antacids-may-Lead-to-Difficult-to-Treat-Small-Intestine-Ulcers-90088-1.htm Antacids that we take to reduce the chances of stomach ulcers we think can be caused by arthritis drugs, may result in irreparable harm to the small intestine, a new McMaster study has revealed. A team from the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute has found that those acid-reducing drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors, tend to aggravate the damage in the small intestine that is often caused by the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, also known as NSAIDs. "Suppressing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Antacids-may-Lead-to-Difficult-to-Treat-Small-Intestine-Ulcers-90088-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Tissue-engineered-Small-Intestine-87422-1.htm Researchers have created a tissue-engineered small intestine in mice. This lab-created intestine replicates the intestinal structures of natural intestine. The study led by Tracy C. Grikscheit, MD "A Multicellular Approach Forms a Significant Amount of Tissue-Engineered Small Intestine in the Mouse" has been published in the July issue of ITissue Engineering Part A, /Ia premier biomedical journal. "In this paper, we are able to report that we can grow tissue-engineered intestine ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Tissue-engineered-Small-Intestine-87422-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Early-Heart-Attack-Risk-Linked-With-Surgical-Removal-of-Tonsils-and-Appendix-85811-1.htm A Swedish study linked the surgical removal of the appendix and tonsils before the age of 20 with an increased risk of premature heart attack in a large population. Tonsillectomy increased the risk by 44% (hazard ratio 1.44) and appendectomy by 33% (HR 1.33). The risk increases were just statistically significant, and were even higher when the tonsils and appendix were both removed. However, there was no risk association evident when the operations were performed in people over the age of 20....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Early-Heart-Attack-Risk-Linked-With-Surgical-Removal-of-Tonsils-and-Appendix-85811-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dannii-Minogue-Recovering-After-Emergency-Appendicitis-Surgery-84309-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dannii-Minogue-Recovering-After-Emergency-Appendicitis-Surgery-84309-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Stem-Cells-in-Intestine-Offer-Clues-to-Colon-Cancer-Origin-and-Relapse-82502-1.htm Colorectal cancer cells trigger a set of genes similar to those found in intestinal stem cells, scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine have discovered. They proposed that patients with colorectal cancer undergo genetic tests of their intestinal epithelium in order to predict a higher risk of relapse. The results of the study, led by ICREA researcher Eduard Batlle, offer new possibilities for diagnosing and treating the disease. Colon cancer is the second cause of death by cancer worldwide....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Stem-Cells-in-Intestine-Offer-Clues-to-Colon-Cancer-Origin-and-Relapse-82502-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Early-Appendectomy-Scores-Over-Interval-Appendectomy-81250-1.htm Every year about 80,000 children in the US undergo appendectomies making it the most common surgical procedure among kids. A new study by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis has revealed that for children with perforated appendix early appendectomy is better as children could return to routine activities like school and sports an average 6-days earlier. The two common surgical options for children with a perforated appendix are early appendectomy (surgical ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Early-Appendectomy-Scores-Over-Interval-Appendectomy-81250-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Areas-Served-By-Fewer-Pediatricians-Could-See-More-Appendix-Ruptures-In-Children-78875-1.htm Lack of access to pediatricians could mean life-threatening appendix ruptures in children. Surgeons, hospitals, imaging technology or insurance coverage, none of them can compensate inadequate pediatric care, according to a study from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The study's findings, based on an analysis of nearly 250,000 hospital records of children with appendicitis, are published online in the December issue of JAMA-IArchives of Surgery/I. "Our analysis shows that the most potent ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Areas-Served-By-Fewer-Pediatricians-Could-See-More-Appendix-Ruptures-In-Children-78875-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kid-Dies-After-Docs-Fail-to-Diagnose-Appendicitis-76562-1.htm In a tragic incident, a six-year old boy in Britain died due to a burst appendix after a number of doctors failed to diagnose the condition. Salisbury resident, Jesse Jones, was admitted to the Southampton General Hospital back in December last year and met more than five doctors, all of whom failed to identify his problem. Jesse's mother, Sarah initially contacted two GPs, both of whom said that her son was suffering from a stomach bug and prescribed over-the-counter medicine and plenty of liquids....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kid-Dies-After-Docs-Fail-to-Diagnose-Appendicitis-76562-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Atherosclerosis-Affected-by-Mouth-and-Intestine-Bacteria-75611-1.htm The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis could be affected by the bacteria found in the mouth and the intestine, and this may result in new treatment strategies, according to new research. "The causes of atherosclerosis have recently become clearer, but we know less about why the plaque in the arteries ruptures and contributes to clot formation," says Fredrik Backhed, researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy's Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine. Inflammation increases the risk of the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Atherosclerosis-Affected-by-Mouth-and-Intestine-Bacteria-75611-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Delayed-Appendectomy-Not-Linked-to-Adverse-Outcomes-74331-1.htm Patients who have had acute appendicitis have not been affected by a delay of 12 hours or more in having an appendectomy,states a report. "Appendectomy is the most common emergent surgical procedure performed worldwide, with appendicitis accounting for approximately 1 million hospital days annually," the authors write as background information in the article. "Increased time from onset of symptoms to operative intervention is associated with more advanced disease. Recent developments in imaging ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Delayed-Appendectomy-Not-Linked-to-Adverse-Outcomes-74331-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Appendectomy-Advised-For-Patients-When-CT-Exam-is-Positive-69408-1.htm When CT results suggest appendicitis, but a patient's symptoms are inconsistent with the acute condition, physicians should consider a diagnosis of chronic or recurrent appendicitis and surgical treatment, according to a new study published in the online edition and July printed issue of the journal IRadiology/I. "The decision to forego surgery in these patients often results in missed appendicitis, with a possible increased risk of perforation," said study co-author Emily M. Webb, M.D., ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Appendectomy-Advised-For-Patients-When-CT-Exam-is-Positive-69408-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Nausea-and-Unexplained-Abdominal-Pain-More-Likely-in-Victims-of-Child-Abuse-66159-1.htm Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are at an increased risk of suffering unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than kids who have not been abused, a new study concludes. The study was led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers. "Therefore, when young patients complain about unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms, their doctors should ask questions to determine if they might have been abused," said Miranda van Tilburg, Ph....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Nausea-and-Unexplained-Abdominal-Pain-More-Likely-in-Victims-of-Child-Abuse-66159-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Preoperative-CT-may-Reduce-Unnecessary-Surgeries-in-Younger-Women-With-Suspected-Appendicitis-64235-1.htm Preoperative computed tomography (CT) may benefit women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, a new study has revealed. "We found that rising utilization of preoperative CT over the past decade, along with advances in CT technology, coincided with a significant decrease in negative appendectomies among women 45 years and younger," said Courtney A. Coursey, M.D., a radiologist at Emory University in Atlanta, who co-authored this study while a radiology fellow at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Preoperative-CT-may-Reduce-Unnecessary-Surgeries-in-Younger-Women-With-Suspected-Appendicitis-64235-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Appendicitis-Caused-by-a-Virus-63883-1.htm Appendicitis may be caused by an as yet unknown viral infection, a new study at UT Southwestern Medical Center has suggested. The team analysed data over a 36-year period from the National Hospital Discharge Survey to come up with their conclusion. According to senior author of the study Dr. Edward Livingston, chief of GI/endocrine surgery at UT Southwestern, their report suggests that appendicitis may not necessarily cause the appendix to burst if the organ is not removed quickly. He ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Appendicitis-Caused-by-a-Virus-63883-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Viral-Infections-Linked-to-Appendicitis-63833-1.htm A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons and physicians says that appendicitis may also be caused by a virus and that you can actually "catch" it. The researchers evaluated data over a 36-year period from the National Hospital Discharge Survey and concluded in a paper appearing in the January issue of iArchives of Surgery/i that appendicitis may be caused by undetermined viral infection or infections, said Dr. Edward Livingston, chief of GI/endocrine surgery at UT Southwestern and senior author of the report....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Viral-Infections-Linked-to-Appendicitis-63833-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Bisphenol-A-Used-in-Plastic-Containers-Affects-Intestine-62297-1.htm A French study has revealed that the chemical Bisphenol A used in plastic containers and drinks cans can have an adverse effect on the functioning of the intestines. National Institute of Agronomic Research researchers in Toulouse found the digestive tract of rats react negatively to even low doses of the chemical also called BPA, the Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences journal reported. Their research, also conducted on human intestine cells, found that the chemical lowered the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Bisphenol-A-Used-in-Plastic-Containers-Affects-Intestine-62297-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Acute-Appendicitis-can-be-Diagnosed-Through-Smartphones-61663-1.htm A new study has said that using a handheld device or mobile phone equipped with special software, radiologists can accurately diagnose acute appendicitis from a remote location. Asim F. Choudhri, lead author and fellow physician in the Division of Neuroradiology at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, said: "The goal is to improve the speed and accuracy of medical diagnoses, as well as to improve communications among different consulting physicians. "When we can ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Acute-Appendicitis-can-be-Diagnosed-Through-Smartphones-61663-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Shortage-of-General-Surgeons-may-Cause-Higher-Rates-of-Perforated-Appendix-in-Rural-Areas-59546-1.htm A new study out of Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH says that people who live in rural areas may run a greater risk of having perforated appendix than those in suburban and urban areas. Not having enough general surgeons in rural regions may explain the disparity, according to researchers who presented their findings at the 95th annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. "This study indirectly looks at workforce issues in surgery," according to study coauthor Ian Paquette, MD....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Shortage-of-General-Surgeons-may-Cause-Higher-Rates-of-Perforated-Appendix-in-Rural-Areas-59546-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Childrens-Abdominal-Pain-Helped-By-Imagination-59381-1.htm Audio recordings of guided imagery along with standard medical treatment is three times more likely to reduce persistent abdominal pain in children, a new study has revealed. And those benefits were consistent for six months after treatment had ended. "What is especially exciting about our study is that children can clearly reduce their abdominal pain a lot on their own with guidance from audio recordings, and they get much better results that way than from medical care alone," ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Childrens-Abdominal-Pain-Helped-By-Imagination-59381-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Air-Pollution-Linked-To-Adult-Appendicitis-59147-1.htm A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has opined that air pollution may trigger appendicitis in adults. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Calgary, University of Toronto and Health Canada, looked at 5191 adults admitted to hospital in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Fifty-two per cent of admissions occurred between April and September, the warmest months of the year in Canada during which people are more likely to be outside. Using Environment ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Air-Pollution-Linked-To-Adult-Appendicitis-59147-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Asthma-And-Allergy-Protection-From-Parasitic-Worms-in-the-Intestine-58729-1.htm Parasitic gut worms like the hookworm might aid in the treatment of asthma and other allergies, a recent study in Vietnam believes. Infection with hookworm and other parasitic worms is endemic in Vietnam, but rates of asthma and other allergies are low. A team of British and Vietnamese scientists observed the effects of worm clearing pills on almost 1500 children aged between six and 17. They found that children taking these tablets were more prone to develop house-dust mite allergy....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Asthma-And-Allergy-Protection-From-Parasitic-Worms-in-the-Intestine-58729-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Toddler-Who-Underwent-Intestine-Operation-Eats-for-First-Time-57722-1.htm Logan Donegan, aged 23 months, was born with a rare disorder called gastroschisis, which affects about three babies in every 10,000 births. Logan's bowels were growing outside his body, meaning he could be fed only by protein drip. Surgeons at Birmingham Children's Hospital transplanted Logan's intestines after seven surgeries failed to correct the problem. After the success of this transplant, Logan has started eating Marmite on slices of bread. His mother Rhian is delighted with her son's progress even though she does not like Marmite....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Toddler-Who-Underwent-Intestine-Operation-Eats-for-First-Time-57722-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Even-After-Operation-Man-Had-Diseased-Appendix-Inside-Him-57020-1.htm Mark Wattson, from Lower Stratton, near Swindon in the UK, suffered from a ruptured appendix a month after he thought it was removed in an operation. Mr Wattson collapsed after the organ ruptured and later said he thought the organ was removed following a "first" appendectomy on July 7 after which doctors assured him that the surgery went well. "I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I told these people I had my appendix out just four weeks earlier but there it was on the screen for all to see," Wattson told the Swindon Advertiser....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Even-After-Operation-Man-Had-Diseased-Appendix-Inside-Him-57020-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Drug-Trials-to-be-Revolutionized-by-Use-of-Artificial-Liver-Skin-Intestine-53685-1.htm Scientists have created artificial organs like liver, skin, intestine and windpipe that may revolutionize the way new medicines are being tested even as animal trials continue to face criticism. Developed by Professor Heike Mertsching of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart, in collaboration with Dr. Johanna Schanz, the test system should in future give pharmaceutical companies greater security and shorten the path to new drugs. "Our artificial ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Drug-Trials-to-be-Revolutionized-by-Use-of-Artificial-Liver-Skin-Intestine-53685-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Urine-Test-To-Diagnose-Appendicitis-On-The-Anvil-53477-1.htm A simple urine test to detect appendicitis may soon be available, if scientists have their way. Researchers at the Children's Hospital Boston have identified a protein in the urine that might be a tell tale sign of the condition. The significance of this finding can be understood from the fact that an easier way to detect appendicitis would reduce the risk of serious complications if it is missed, or of unnecessary surgery if it is wrongly diagnosed. A research ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Urine-Test-To-Diagnose-Appendicitis-On-The-Anvil-53477-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Josh-Hartnett-Admitted-To-Hospital-Due-To-Abdominal-Pain-49390-1.htm Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett recently landed in hospital after he complained of an abdominal pain. The 'Debutante' actor was hospitalized in L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical center, after he suffered unbearable stomachache at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood around 2am, reports People magazine. An ambulance was immediately rushed and Hartnett himself walked into it, revealed his representative Susan Patricola. While Hartnett was in hospital, it was found that he suffered a "flare-up" ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Josh-Hartnett-Admitted-To-Hospital-Due-To-Abdominal-Pain-49390-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Restore-Glucose-Metabolism-by-Lining-a-Portion-of-Small-Intestine-44572-1.htm Scientists conducted a study on an animal model of obesity-induced diabetes and found that weight loss and restoration of normal glucose metabolism was possible by lining the small intestine with an impermeable sleeve. The study conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Weight Center and Gastrointestinal Unit is the first controlled test of a new procedural approach to treating obesity. Reporting their findings in the journal Obesity, the researchers said that the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Restore-Glucose-Metabolism-by-Lining-a-Portion-of-Small-Intestine-44572-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Intake-of-Saturated-Fat-Can-Cause-Cancer-of-Small-Intestine-44151-1.htm Dietary intake of saturated fats has been identified as a possible risk factor for cancer of the small intestine. Individuals with this cancer are at increased risk of developing a second primary malignancy, particularly colorectal cancer. "Identifying modifiable risk factors for cancer of the small intestine is important not only because the incidence of this cancer is on the rise, but it may enable us to further understand other gastrointestinal malignancies" said Amanda Cross, Ph.D., ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Intake-of-Saturated-Fat-Can-Cause-Cancer-of-Small-Intestine-44151-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Air-Pollution-Could-Raise-Risk-of-Appendicitis-42651-1.htm Air pollution could raise risk of appendicitis, it has been found. A University of Calgary team found more patients were hospitalised on days when pollution levels were at their highest. The study, presented to an American College of Gastroenterology conference, suggests pollution raises the general risk of tissue inflammation. If the appendix becomes inflammed it must be removed surgically to avoid the risk that it will burst, and put the patient's life at risk. The appendix is a small pouch connected to the large intestine....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Air-Pollution-Could-Raise-Risk-of-Appendicitis-42651-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chewing-Gum-can-Help-Recover-Faster-from-Bowel-Surgery-40832-1.htm Chewing gum aids recovery from bowel surgery. It speeds up the return of normal bowel function by stimulating nerves in the digestive system. A study published in Archives of Surgery confirms previous findings to that effect. A London-based team from St Mary's Hospital reviewed data from five recent trials involving 158 patients. But the researchers say more work is needed to see if this is a direct link rather than a chance finding. In each study, a group of patients chewed sugarless gum three ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chewing-Gum-can-Help-Recover-Faster-from-Bowel-Surgery-40832-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Zac-Efron-Undergoes-Urgent-Appendectomy-31892-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Zac-Efron-Undergoes-Urgent-Appendectomy-31892-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Constipation-is-the-Most-Common-Cause-of-Abdominal-Pain-in-Kids-30805-1.htm A new study by University of Iowa researchers has shown that the most common cause of abdominal pain among children is acute and chronic constipation. The study also recommended that doctors should do a simple rectal examination for constipation when trying to find out the cause of abdominal pain in kids. The findings, which were based on medical records of 962 children ages 4 to nearly 18, showed that constipation together accounted for nearly half of all cases of acute abdominal pain in children treated at one hospital....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Constipation-is-the-Most-Common-Cause-of-Abdominal-Pain-in-Kids-30805-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Mental-Illness-And-Appendix-Rupture-29582-1.htm Researchers at the National Yang Ming University, Taipei, claim that people with schizophrenia, a mental illness, are three times more likely to suffer from ruptured appendix than people without the disorder. The researchers looked specifically at appendicitis patients, with and without mental illnesses, including schizophrenia. According to Jen-Huoy Tsay and colleagues at the university, most studies for patients with mental illnesses focus on psychological problems but often ignore physical diseases....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Mental-Illness-And-Appendix-Rupture-29582-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Schizophrenics-More-Likely-to-Suffer-from-Ruptured-Appendix-29405-1.htm A new research has revealed that people with schizophrenia are more likely to suffer from ruptured appendix than others. Most of the healthcare provision studies for mentally ill patients usually focus on psychological problems but often ignore physical disease. For the study, Jen-Huoy Tsay and colleagues at the National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., compared the results of appendicitis sufferers, looking specifically at patients with and without mental illness, including ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Schizophrenics-More-Likely-to-Suffer-from-Ruptured-Appendix-29405-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Threshold-for-Bowel-Surgery-may-Be-too-High-Warn-Experts-28745-1.htm The clinical threshold for undertaking elective surgery to remove part or all of the colon (colectomy) for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be too high, warn researchers in a study published on bmj.com today. IBD is a general term for chronic inflammation of the intestine and includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Around a quarter of a million people in the UK are affected and many people will require colectomy at some stage. Currently there are about 2,000 total or ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Threshold-for-Bowel-Surgery-may-Be-too-High-Warn-Experts-28745-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Appendix-Acts-as-a-safe-House-for-Beneficial-Bacteria-in-the-Human-Gut-27622-1.htm A new research has revealed that the appendix acts as a "safe house" for the beneficial bacteria living in the human gut. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center hypothesize that the beneficial bacteria in the appendix that aid digestion can ride out a bout of diarrhoea that completely evacuates the intestines and emerge afterwards to repopulate the gut. "While there is no smoking gun, the abundance of circumstantial evidence makes a strong case for the role of the appendix as a ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Appendix-Acts-as-a-safe-House-for-Beneficial-Bacteria-in-the-Human-Gut-27622-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Complications-in-Patients-With-Acute-Appendicitis-Linked-to-Insurance-Status-and-Not-Race-26376-1.htm New research suggests no correlation between a patient's race and complications with acute appendicitis. The study, which will be published in the September issue of The Journal of the American College of Surgeons calls it as an "unexpected finding," that uninsured or publicly insured patients with acute appendicitis have an increased likelihood of perforation, or rupture, of the appendix in comparison to patients with private insurance. The study confirms that there is no relationship ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Complications-in-Patients-With-Acute-Appendicitis-Linked-to-Insurance-Status-and-Not-Race-26376-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Even-the-Human-Intestine-Has-Sweet-sensing-Taste-Receptors-25285-1.htm Mount Sinai researchers have identified sweet-sensing taste receptors T1R3 and G protein gustducin in the human intestine. The discovery may lead to new treatments for obesity and diabetes. The two taste receptors, which are critical to sweet taste in the tongue, are also expressed in specialized taste cells of the gut where they sense glucose within the intestine. The small intestine is the major site where dietary sugars are absorbed into the body to provide energy, and maintain normal metabolism and homeostasis....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Even-the-Human-Intestine-Has-Sweet-sensing-Taste-Receptors-25285-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Emergency-Appendectomy-For-Prince-Harrys-Girlfriend-25139-1.htm British royal Prince Harry's girlfriend Chelsy Davy was rushed to the hospital for an appendix surgery after she collapsed in agony. Trouble for the 21-year old started just after breakfast at her home in Cape Town, South Africa. A pal of Chelsy said that she was left shaken by the incident. "It was a very frightening day for her. She collapsed in agony just after breakfast and was suffering severe pains in her stomach," The Sun quoted the pal, as saying. "She had ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Emergency-Appendectomy-For-Prince-Harrys-Girlfriend-25139-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Bomb-Or-Hoax-Appendicitis-Can-Be-A-Tricky-Problem-24498-1.htm It can be quite difficult for a doctor to determine whether his patient is in need of an emergency appendectomy or not. A 5-year-old with abdominal pain, nausea and fever may have appendicitis or any of a number of other problems. But how does the child's doctor decide whether to schedule an emergency appendectomy to surgically remove a presumably inflamed appendix - a procedure that carries its own risks like any surgery - or wait and observe what could be a ticking time bomb that could rupture ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Bomb-Or-Hoax-Appendicitis-Can-Be-A-Tricky-Problem-24498-1.htm