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All diseases that pertain to the gastrointestinal tract are labelled as digestive diseases. This includes diseases of the esophagus, stomach, first, second and third part of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, the ileo-cecal complex, large intestine (ascending, transverse and descending colon) sigmoid colon and rectum.
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NHGRI Seeks DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medical Use
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:45:00 -0400
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today awarded more than $20 million in grants to develop innovative sequencing technologies inexpensive and efficient enough to sequence a person's DNA as a routine part of biomedical research and health care.
Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0400
The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Instead, most victims succumbed to bacterial pneumonia following influenza virus infection. The pneumonia was caused when bacteria that normally inhabit the nose and throat invaded the lungs along a pathway created when the virus destroyed the cells that line the bronchial tubes and lungs.
Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:25:00 -0400
The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells. Researchers supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, found an association between the disorder and variation in two genes that make components of channels that manage the flow of the elements into and out of cells, including neurons.
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Is your kid really gifted? Probably not
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:58:38 -0400
Did your child walk and talk early? Does she have a brain like a sponge? Scribble magnificently? Love learning? Ask questions that leave you marveling (and scrambling to Google an answer)? Wow, clearly she's a genius! Or, um, maybe not.
Doctor dives in to repair Torres' shoulder
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:58:51 -0400
A nagging injury almost kept 41-year-old Dara Torres from competing in her fifth Olympics in Beijing, China. Instead she swam through the pain to capture three silver medals.
Digestive Disease Center - Medical University of South Carolina - Information for the public and health care professionals. Includes the organs and problems associated with them, as well as details about the center.
Meta Description: [ The Digestive Disease Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) brings together diverse specialties involved in evaluating and treating digestive diseases and disorders. ]
Dr. Wu's Liver Diseases - Information on hepatic diseases with a focus on viral hepatitis. Includes web sites for medical students, and information and review articles on hepatology.
eMedicine Health - Abdominal Pain in Children - Consumer health resource center providing an overview of a tummy ache and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
Meta Description: [ Read about abdominal pain in children, which may be caused by infections, food poisoning or allergy, poisoning, appendicitis, diabetes, or spider bites. Symptoms range from vomiting, diarrhea, fever, groin pain, urinary problems, or skin rash. ]
Focus on Digestion - Features news, clinical trial and articles.
Gastrolab - This site is dedicated to digestive disorders. Chat and a mailing list available for support.
Introductory Anatomy: Digestive System - A complete look at the this system starting with the purpose, mouth, swallowing, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, small and large intestines, salivary glands, pancreas, liver and gallbladder.
MCW HealthLink - Information and news on digestive disorders from the physicians and scientists of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Meta Description: [ MCW HealthLink articles on Digestive System ]
NIDDK - This document contains patient education fact sheets on six diagnostic tests involving gastrointestinal disorders: colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, upper GI series, lower GI series, upper endoscopy and ERCP.
Principal Health News - Digestive Center - Digestive disorders center for help with intestinal problems, from common disorders like flatulence or heartburn to less common ones such as Crohn's Disease or gallstones.
Meta Description: [ Principal Health News provides information on health and wellness, along with daily health news, full-text journal and magazine articles, personalized newsletters and e-mail reminders, shopping, and more. ]
Radiology Info: Upper GI - Information about upper Gastrointestinal radiography. Learn what patients might experience, how to prepare for exams and benefits versus risks.
Meta Description: [ Current and accurate information for patients about Upper GI Tract X-ray. Learn what you might experience, how to prepare for the exam, benefits, risks and more. ]
UCLA Center for Neurovisceral Science and Women's Health - Information about IBS, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, GERD and other GI disorders. Also includes information about clinical trials
Meta Description: [ An interdisciplinary program dedicated to the practice, teaching and science of mind, brain and body interactions and women's health ]
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