Posts Tagged ‘IBS’

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Crohn's Disease is a chronic inflammation of the intestines, bowel or digestive tract. This disease is one of a number of similar colon related diseases known as inflammatory bowel diseases, or IBD. Crohn's disease can affect any area of the digestive tract from mouth to anus, but it's most often found in the lower area of the small intestine, known as the ileum. The inflammation is ... Full story

A significant proportion of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients treated with cognitive behavior therapy have a positive response within four weeks of treatment, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. "Patients who quickly achieve treatment gains - for example, IBS symptom relief - may be spared the cost and inconvenience of follow-up ... Full story

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) announced the availability of formal practice guidelines for the use of videoconferencing for the delivery of mental health services. These guidelines are designed to form the standard of care for such services and will be the basis for the development and practice of uniform, effective, safe and sustainable telemental health practices. They will serve as both an operational reference and ... Full story

A study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to evaluate brain function revealed that adults who were exposed to lead as children incur permanent brain injury. The results were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "What we have found is that no region of the brain is spared from lead exposure," said the study's lead author, ... Full story

A survey into the current situation of Britain's Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) sufferers has thrown up an unexpected and worrying finding about a condition that affects one in five people. Go to Source Full story

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that leaders in Washington are studying South Florida and its highest-in-the-nation rate of Medicare fraud for "lessons on how to stem Medicare fraud to help pay for a health care overhaul." Democrats are counting on enforcing anti-fraud laws to help pay for health care reform while Republicans "say the hemorrhaging of taxpayer dollars in places like Miami shows the government cannot ... Full story

Abdominal pain is pain that is felt in the abdomen. The abdomen is an anatomical area that is bounded by the lower margin of the ribs and ... Full story