News tagged with acute pancreatitis

Self-powered, blood-activated sensor detects pancreatitis quickly and cheaply

A new low cost test for acute pancreatitis that gets results much faster than existing tests has been developed by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Watchdog group makes 2nd push to ban diet pill

(AP) -- For the second time in five years, public health advocates are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban a fat-blocking drug sold over-the counter and via prescription, pointing to new reports of kidney ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A case of post-gastrectomy acute pancreatitis

A clinical research team from Taiwan reported a case of asymptomatic pancreatic divisum who underwent palliative subtotal gastrectomy for an advanced gastric cancer with liver metastasis. They concluded for patients with ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0