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One out of a hundred people have a condition called celiac disease, which is intolerance to wheat barley and rye. Its symptoms can be subtle, but if you don’t stick to a gluten free diet you could be damaging your body and not even know it.

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• Removable Medical Device Results in Substantial Weight Loss and Glucose

The reports on the device state that it contributes to both weight loss and normalization of blood glucose levels. In the trials the device was in place for 12 weeks, and then removed. The procedures take around 30 minutes or so and are done endoscopically through the mouth. The report stated that participants lost triple the amount of weight normally lost with diet programs. A narrative about a new weight loss procedure. I guess we need another one. Nothing else is working, at least, not for long.

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• Very Low Birth Weight a Risk Factor for One Cause of CKd

Individuals who were underweight at birth are at increased risk of developing a condition called secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, according to a study appearing in the January 2009 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology

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One out of a hundred people have a condition called celiac disease, which is intolerance to wheat barley and rye. Its symptoms can be subtle, but if you don’t stick to a gluten free diet you could be damaging your body and not even know it.

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• A Heavy Heart: The FDA Weighs CV Side Effects

The rise of serious heart risks in drugs that treat chronic conditions has become one of the FDA’s top worries and is changing how the agency weighs new meds, according to John Jenkins, director of the agency’s Office of New Drugs. And so the FDA is thinking about how to weigh possible side effects as more drugs used to treat diabetes, pain and other conditions also appear linked to heart attacks.
It’s about time someone took notice of the frivolous way FDA is regulating drugs and the side-effects of such medications as avandia, drugs for rheumatoid arthritis and others. I agree that we are long past looking at just plain old liver failure as a potential side-effect; we have bigger bones to chew and its about time FDA came up to bat.

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• 48% Of Nurses Injured By Needles While 34% Fear Contracting HIV Or Hepatitis

Nearly half of all nurses (48%) have been stuck by a needle that had previously been used on a patient, according to a new report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The report also shows that a third (34%) feel at risk of contracting diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C following such injuries.

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Intussesception

Not uncommon in 6 months to 1 ½ year old children. The baby is listless and not themselves. It is a condition where the intestines telescope inside of themselves causing waves of pain. It is an emergency. Give the baby some fluids and antibiotics. It can often be fixed without surgery. You need a pediatric radiologist and a surgeon available in case other measures do not work. The condition often does not reoccur once resolved.

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• Older Cancer Patients Often Excluded From Research

With the majority of cancer patients over the age of 65, why are we not including this older group of individuals in our study groups? This leaves a wide gap in knowledge about how best to treat the geriatric patient. This is an informative blog about a wide gap in our research protocols . . . age.