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Apr 19, 2019 | gastrointestinal

Breath Test for Celiac Disease and Other Gut Disorders

Testing for celiac (or “coeliac” in Australia) disease and gut damage in pediatric patients can be a painful and invasive process involving endoscopic procedures, but...
Apr 18, 2019 | cancer

Rinse Alleviates Oral-Related Pain From Cancer Radiation Therapy

Findings from a multi-institution, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III clinical trial report that pain from oral mucositis in patients undergoing radiation therapy for...
Apr 17, 2019 | pediatric pain management

A Simple Test for Outcome from Pediatric Concussion

Pediatric sports related concussion is a form of traumatic brain injury the symptoms from which include headache, confusion, memory loss, and dizziness. Typically, these subside...
Apr 15, 2019 | inflammation

Combatting Chronic Inflammatory Disease: A Fresh Approach

Inflammation—a necessary physiological response to foreign agents and invasive organisms—becomes harmful when excessive or prolonged, contributing to gout, osteoarthritis, and...
Apr 15, 2019 | osteoarthritis

A Blueprint for Osteoporosis Treatments With Fewer Side Effects

An international team of researchers working at the Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), Grand Rapids, Michigan, has announced a significant advance that could inform the...
Apr 10, 2019 | pain policy

Guidance, Not Mandate: CDC Issues Clarification

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a clarification covering the March 2016 guideline for opioid prescribing authored by the agency. The clarification came...