News tagged with bleeding symptoms

Colorectal cancer risks quantified

Although the presenting features of colorectal cancer are well known, the risks they confer are less well defined. New research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine describes the exact risks posed by eight clinic ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Researchers offer new insight into effectiveness of procedure to stop heavy menstrual bleeding

Experts estimate that 20 percent of women experience excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding at some time during their lives, particularly as they approach menopause. A new, less invasive procedure called global endometrial ...

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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PARTNER shows similar 1-year survival for catheter-based AVR and open AVR in high-risk patients

Less invasive catheter-based aortic valve replacement and open valve-replacement surgery have a similar one-year survival for patients at high risk for surgery.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Many elderly get colon screening too often

(AP) -- Many older Americans get repeat colon cancer tests they don't need and Medicare is paying for it, suggests a study that spotlights unnecessary risks to the elderly and a waste of money.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fibroids cause women's lower urinary tract problems: uterine fibroid embolization helps

Uterine fibroid embolization—an interventional radiology treatment for the noncancerous yet very common growths that develop in the muscular wall of the uterus—improves a number of women's lower urinary tract problems ...

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created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New device uses submarine technology to diagnose stroke quickly

A medical device developed by retired U.S. Navy sonar experts, using submarine technology, is a new paradigm for the detection, diagnosis and monitoring of stroke, says a team of interventional radiologists at the Society ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Doctors see more children with inflammatory bowel disease

Once a medical rarity in children, inflammatory bowel disease today is increasingly common in kids, but many of them may not be diagnosed in a timely manner, according to experts from the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Annual sonograms are needed to verify correct IUD position, obstetricians say

A retrospective study of women who became pregnant while using intrauterine devices shows that more than half of the IUDs were malpositioned.

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created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Laboratory-grown urethras implanted in patients, scientists report

Researchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues reported today on a new advance in tissue engineering. The team is the first in the world to use patients' ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pathology study tracks uterine changes with mifepristone

Research continues to show that the controversial abortion drug mifepristone might have another use, as a therapeutic option besides hysterectomy for women who suffer from severe symptoms associated with uterine fibroids.

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created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quality of life significantly increases after uterine fibroid treatment

Women who received one of three treatments for uterine fibroids at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston said their symptoms diminished and their quality of life significantly increased, according to a new study published ...

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created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Medical Minute: What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

There are approximately 200,000 people each year found to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm and about 32,000 are repaired electively each year.

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created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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