MATTU Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Symposium
Minimally invase appraoches to oesophagal and gastric cancer (Source: NLH – Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases – Events) Go to Source… Continue reading
Minimally invase appraoches to oesophagal and gastric cancer (Source: NLH – Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases – Events) Go to Source… Continue reading
A surgeon at Children’s National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents. The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, involved nearly 50 girls and boys ages 14-17. The participants showed significant decreases in total and android fat mass 2 years after surgery. (Source: GastroIntestinal News From Medical News Today) Go to Source… Continue reading
Authors: Malekzadeh R, Derakhshan MH, Malekzadeh Z
Although the global incidence of gastric cancer has been decreased dramatically in recent decades, it is the most common cancer in north and northwest Iran. The wide variation in incidence across different geographical areas and higher proportion of cardia cancer are two main characteristics of gastric cancer in Iran. Current investigations indicate that a high prevalence of H.pylori infection, high dietary intake of salt and smoking are the main environmental factors of gastric cancer in Iran. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is another contributing factor in populations with a higher incidence of gastric cardia cancer… Continue reading
This study therefore sought to assess longitudinal changes in indices of cardiac autonomic control following two types of bariatric procedure, laparascopic gastric banding (LGB) and biliopancreatic diversion (BPD).Methods: Eleven morbidly obese subjects aged 47.8±7.9years (mean±SD) with BMI 48.2±6.9kg·m-2 underwent weight-reduction surgery: five received BPD and six received LGB. Holter ECG was recorded and HRV was quantified together with a QT variability index (QTVI), a complexity index (SampEn), and a fractal (scaling) index (DFAα). Repeated measures ANOVA compared the indices for the two groups as a function of time (1, 6 and 12months follow-up).Results: BMI was reduced by up to 24%… Continue reading
Authors: El-Salhy M
Ghrelin is a peptide hormone, which has been isolated from the stomach. It is localized mostly in endocrine cells in the oxyntic mucosa of the stomach. Ghrelin receptors are expressed equally in all parts of the gastrointestinal tract, with a similar level of expression in the mucosal and muscle layers. This peptide hormone has several functions, the most widely known is its growth hormone (GH)-releasing effect. Ghrelin plays an important role in regulating appetite, feeding and energy metabolism. It also plays a role in mediating immune response and inflammatory processes. Ghrelin stimulates gastric motility and emptying as… Continue reading
Conclusion: Helicobacter hepaticus may closely associate with diseases of the liver and biliary tract in humans. (Source: Helicobacter) Go to Source… Continue reading
Conclusion: In this selective population with very high risk of developing gastric cancer, H. pylori eradication should be considered for reimbursement with priority to prevent subsequent cancer and also reduce health care cost. (Source: Helicobacter) Go to Source… Continue reading
A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a standard strategy for detecting disease susceptibility genes, despite unsettled controversies on many aspects, including optimal study design and statistical analysis. As for study design, a two-stage design has been applied to maximize cost-effectiveness. However, there has been little consensus on appropriate statistical analysis for two-stage design. Thereby perplexing the researchers as to which statistical measures should be applied at the first stage, and how to determine the significance level of the differences at the second stage. Here, using simulation studies, we compared statistical operating characteristics of the screening in a two-stage GWAS by… Continue reading
Electrical acupuncture of lower limb ST36 point reportedly facilitates gastric activity in healthy subjects. We studied the effect of this stimulation on butylscopolamine-induced inhibition of gastric motility in healthy subjects. Physiological post-prandial gastric activity was observed for 30 min after food ingestion (Ensure liquid(tm), 1.5 ml/kg of body weight (BW) and water, 1.5 ml/kg BW) with continuous ultrasonographic recordings (B-mode, 5 MHz convex probe) of the gastric antrum and external electrogastrography (EGG) for 40 min in 10 healthy subjects (control group). Butylscopolamine (4 μg/kg BW) was administered subcutaneously to eight subjects 15 min after food ingestion (group A). The same protocol was repeated at a week’s interval… Continue reading
To clarify the effects of electro-acupuncture to the hindpaw on menopausal distress, we studied electrocardiography (ECG) recordings for heart rate variability (HRV) analysis and gastric emptying, in ovariectomized conscious rats. Four weeks after ovariectomy, ECG was recorded in 13- and 14-week-old rats for analysis of the heart rate variability. Gastric emptying was measured five weeks after ovariectomy. Electro-acupuncture was done by stimulating bilaterally the ST-36 point once a week from four weeks after ovariectomy. After ovariectomy we detected both a decrease of the heart rate and a decrease of the LF/HF component. Moreover, electro-acupuncture decreased the LF normalized unit (LFnu)… Continue reading
The aged care workforce – comprised of 98% women workers – is one of the most unfairly remunerated in Australia. The Australian Nursing Federation federal secretary, Ged Kearney, said nurses, assistants in nursing (AINs) and personal care workers (PCWs), who care for vulnerable elderly residents in nursing homes suffer pay discrimination because it is a largely female dominated industry. Ms Kearney said research released this week from The National Centre for Social and Economic Modeling, which showed women workers were paid 17 per cent less than men, was very disturbing…
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There have been a record number of improvements in the 2009 annual NHS staff survey, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today. The survey results published today by the Care Quality Commission provide NHS trusts with the information they need to improve workplaces for staff. The NHS staff survey changed in 2008 to reflect pledges made to staff in the NHS Constitution to deliver high quality workplaces. NHS organisations are legally obliged to take account of the rights and pledges set out in the NHS Constitution…
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How will the national drama over President Barack Obama’s health care reform conclude? The views of a number of Midwest House Democrats on the issue of abortion may be the deciding factor.
Led by Michigan’s Bart Stupak (D), this cadre of roughly a dozen members of Congress has insisted that it won’t vote for any measure that provides public subsidies for abortion beyond those allowed by the Hyde Amendment. This isn’t surprising. For decades Midwestern Democrats in Congress have generally been economic liberals and social conservatives.
There are historical roots for this phenomenon. In the 1970s, when the… Continue reading
In an attempt to keep health reform from being torpedoed by the ever-contentious topic of abortion, advocates and opponents of abortion rights were expected to agree that legislation would preserve the “status quo” on abortion law and not be used to advance or restrict abortion rights. Unfortunately, fights erupted over different definitions of the status quo and how to apply it to a reformed health insurance system, and the health care debate quickly became embroiled in abortion politics anyway. Ultimately, both the House of Representatives and the Senate adopted measures that shift the status quo away from abortion access. The… Continue reading
Technology is assuming an increasingly important role in the delivery of health care to the aged and in the way that individuals and families manage their own health and the health of their elderly family members. New systems are changing how clinicians access patient information and communicate with each other, expediting prevention, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic disorders. Devices that permit remote and self-monitoring are proliferating, as are technologies that promote independent living and enhance quality of life…
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EDP Biotech, a Knoxville-based company today briefed Tennessee state legislators on its revolutionary ColoMarker™ colon cancer test which potentially could save 50,000 lives and more than $12 billion in healthcare costs annually in the U.S. Legislators were also provided the opportunity to personally experience the ColoMarker™ test by enrolling in the control study group for EDP’s latest research. The briefing and test were scheduled to coincide with National Colon Cancer Month, which is being observed throughout March 2010…
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“The RAND Corporation study published today verifies the AMA’s longstanding contention that there are serious flaws in health insurer programs that attempt to rate physicians based on cost-of-care. “The RAND study shows that physician ratings conducted by insurers can be wrong up to two-thirds of the time for some groups of physicians. Inaccurate information can erode patient confidence and trust in caring physicians, and disrupt patients’ longstanding relationships with physicians who have cared for them for years…
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“The RAND Corporation study published today verifies the AMA’s longstanding contention that there are serious flaws in health insurer programs that attempt to rate physicians based on cost-of-care. “The RAND study shows that physician ratings conducted by insurers can be wrong up to two-thirds of the time for some groups of physicians. Inaccurate information can erode patient confidence and trust in caring physicians, and disrupt patients’ longstanding relationships with physicians who have cared for them for years…
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