Higher Belly Fat Percentage Tied to Worse Outcomes for IBD Patients
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), higher intra-abdominal visceral adipose tissue (IA-VAT) as a percentage of total body mass is associated with worse outcomes and may increase resistance to…
Learn MoreSurgery May Help Advanced Cancer Patients With Obstructed Bowel
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Malignant bowel blockages are common in patients who have advanced abdominal tumors, especially cancers of the ovaries or colon, and a new clinical trial suggests surgery should be offered to them sooner rath…
Learn MoreBelly Fat Can Hamper Effectiveness of Meds for Crohn’s, Colitis
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some medications may not treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as effectively if patients carry a lot of excess belly fat, , new research shows. IBD includes illnesses such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative c…
Learn MoreIncidence of IBD 10.9 Per 100,000 Person-Years in the United States
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is 10.9 per 100,000 person-years and prevalence is 721 per 100,000 population, according to a study published online July 20 in Gastroenterology.James D. Lewi…
Learn MoreAsí pueden los AINE empeorar una infección de C. difficile
VIERNES, 21 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La aspirina, el naproxeno y otros analgésicos comunes conocidos como antinflamatorios no esteroides (AINE) empeoran las infecciones gastrointestinales provocadas por una bacteria llamada Clostridioides …
Learn MoreHow NSAIDs Can Make a C. Difficile Infection Worse
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aspirin, naproxen and other common pain medications known as NSAIDs worsen gastrointestinal infections caused by a bacterium known as Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), new research shows.NSAIDs (nonsteroidal…
Learn MoreEl estreñimiento podría ser un marcador del riesgo de demencia
MIÉRCOLES, 19 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El estreñimiento crónico podría no solo ser un indicador de la salud intestinal, sino también una señal de advertencia potencial de los declives en el pensamiento, sugiere un estudio preliminar. Los i…
Learn MoreConstipation May Be a Marker for Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Chronic constipation may not only be an indicator of gut health, but a potential warning sign of thinking declines, a preliminary study suggests.Researchers found that among more than 110,000 middle-aged an…
Learn MoreSpleen Volume Linked to Outcome After HSCT for Leukemia Patients
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), higher spleen volume at the time of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is associated with inferior overall survival and an increased incidence of nonre…
Learn MoreNew Drug Could Boost Outcomes for People With Ulcerative Colitis
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People living with the pain, bloody diarrhea and sometimes urgent need to use the toilet that comes with ulcerative colitis may soon have a new treatment option that’s already been given the go-ahead in Europ…
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