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FDA Permits Marketing of First Test for Most Common Cause of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks by Medline Plus Posted Wed 23 Feb 2011 9:14pm . Norovirus is a leading cause of food-borne disease outbreaks in the United States. Acute gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and intestine that can cause diarrhea... FDA permits marketing of first test for most common cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks Test can aid in identifying and containing norovirus Read on »

Viral Gastroenteritis by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm The digestive system Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection caused by several different viruses. Highly contagious, viral gastroenteritis is the second most common illness in the United States. It causes millions of cases of diarrhea each year. Anyone can get viral gastroenteritis and most people recover without any Read on »

Viral Gastroenteritis by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection caused by several different viruses. Highly contagious, viral gastroenteritis is the second most common illness in the United States. It causes millions of cases of diarrhea each year. Anyone can get viral gastroenteritis and most people recover without any complications. However, viral Read on »

Child Development NICE Issues Guidance to Help Assess and Treat Children with Gastroenteritis by Baby Mum-Mum .. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 30 Apr 2009 1:07pm of symptoms, but a new set of guidelines has been issued to help parents and caregivers of kids with gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is a catch all term used for irritation or infection of the digestive tract, in particular the stomach and intestines. Typically, gastroenteritis is referred to as the stomach flu with symptoms that include nausea, diarrhea Read on »

Hemorrhagic GastroEnteritis (HGE) in Dogs by heru m. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 11 Jan 2011 11:58am What does HGE stand for? HGE (at least in terms of veterinary medicine) stands for Hemorrhagic GastroEnteritis, and it is a disease of dogs. In human medicine, HGE commonly stands for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichia (HGE). Click here to learn more about the human HGE disease. The remainder of this Q & A is in reference to the dog version Read on »

FDA permits marketing of first test for most common cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Wed 23 Feb 2011 12:00am High-resolution images from a laser-based tool developed at Duke University could help doctors better diagnose melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The improved diagnoses could potentially save thousands of lives and millions of dollars in unnecessary healthcare costs each year. The tool probes skin cells using two lasers to ... Read on »

Probiotics for Gastroenteritis and Allergies -- A Double Benefit?: Commentary by Poh Tin Tan Posted Tue 05 Oct 2010 12:00am What Are Probiotics? by Diseree lie MD Probiotics are defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host." Probiotics are found in the gastrointestinal tract or as components of foods and beverages. They are different from prebio ... Read on »

Prolonged Chest Pain. Is this LV aneurysm or acute anterior STEMI? Acuteness of STEMI and viable myocardium. by Stephen Smith Posted Mon 21 May 2012 12:04pm This patient had no significant past medical history. He presented with chest pain of 48 hours duration which became worse in the previous several hours. The pain was stabbing and 10/10 and associated with SOB. The pain was partly relieved with sublingual nitroglycerin. Here is the initial ECG There are QS-waves in leads V1-V3 ... Read on »

Location of Culprit Lesion in Acute MI's in CKD Patients by Matt S. Posted Thu 16 Jul 2009 12:00am The presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) portends a much higher mortality in patients who suffer an acute myocardial infarction. There are several potential reasons... a cohort of patients who underwent acute myocardial infarction with either the presence or absence of Stage 3 CKD or worse, and examined where the culprit lesion was located Read on »