Posted by: admin on: August 10, 2011
Practicing clinicians know that foodborne disease is a common reason for people to seek medical care. It is estimated that almost 48 million illnesses, more than 125,000 hospitalizations, and more than 3000 deaths occur every year because of contaminated food consumed in the United States. That’s a lot of illness. Many different agents — bacteria, […]
Posted by: admin on: August 8, 2011
Abdominal aortic aneuryms (AAA) are responsible for 15,000 fatalities annually in the USA and are the 10th leading cause of death. Approximately 5-7% of adults over 60 years old are affected by AAA. Although it appears to be twice as common in men than in women, the risk of risk of rupture in women is […]
Posted by: admin on: August 3, 2011
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has long been recognized as a significant public health concern as heartburn afflicts nearly two thirds of US adults at some point in their lives and accounts for 4 to 5 million physician office visits every year. This article represents a synopsis of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons […]
Posted by: admin on: July 19, 2011
The use of computed tomography enterography (CTE) imaging to investigate patients with suspected or established Crohn’s disease would result in changes being made to around half of management plans. Edward Loftus and colleagues say that the management plan changes observed during the study, namely the exclusion of active CD and medication alterations, arose from an […]
Posted by: admin on: April 23, 2011
Practicing clinicians know that foodborne disease is a common reason for people to seek medical care. It is estimated that almost 48 million illnesses, more than 125,000 hospitalizations, and more than 3000 deaths occur every year because of contaminated food consumed in the United States. That’s a lot of illness. Many different agents — bacteria, […]