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Manejo de la Enfermedad Hemorroidal

Este seminario especializado financiado mediante una contribución independiente realizada por OM/Vifor Pharma reunió a facultativos especializados en…

Haemorrhoidal Disease Management

The scale of HD is difficult to quantify due to patient misconceptions regarding anal health and poor practice both by physicians and the healthcare…

Could Diabetic Retinopathy be Prevented by Secretogranin III Inhibitors?

VASCULAR changes in diabetic patients can lead to long-term complications including diabetic retinopathy. Researchers from the Bascom Palmer Eye…

Eosinophils: A Potential New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

EOSINOPHILS, a specific type of immune cell, may present as a new target for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity-related hypertension…

Vaccine Reduces Risk of Hospitalisation with Shingles

THE RISK of developing shingles (herpes zoster virus), a skin condition that occurs once the varicella-zoster virus is reactivated in nerve cells, can be…

Melanoma, Mutations, and Mice

MELANOMAS with mutations in ATR, a protein that detects and repairs DNA damage caused by ultraviolet exposure and which contributes to cell reproduction…

Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Ulcerative Colitis Relapse

CLINICAL relapse risk amongst individuals with ulcerative colitis (UC) more common if the levels of vitamin D in the blood are lower than required…

Connection Uncovered Between Gut Bacteria and Patient Behaviour

A POTENTIAL link has been discerned between gut bacteria and behaviour in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common gastrointestinal…

Focussed Ultrasound for Tumour Destruction

FOCUSSED ultrasound has been suggested as a future therapy for the gentler treatment of tumours of the liver. Already used readily as a diagnostic method…

Harnessing the Liver’s Fat-Burning Power

LIVER cells have been found to have their own ability to burn accumulated fat, according to Swedish researchers. A new clinical trial has been planned…