Latest Diverticulitis Stories

A guide published in December 2012 by Clear Passage Physical Therapy® provides an extensive overview of diet guidelines for people with digestive problems, including those with recurring, life-threatening bowel obstruction. Gainesville, FL (PRWEB) December 21, 2012 For people with digestive disorders or bowel obstruction, eating the wrong foods can create major problems, or even be life-threatening. To help clarify diet choices, Clear Passage Physical Therapy® has developed a...

This Chicago boot camp announces programs that focus on exercise and nutrition for those suffering from digestive disorders and diabetes. (PRWEB) July 06, 2012 Over 180 million people worldwide have diabetes, digestion problems and fibromyalgia and that number is predicted to double over the next fifteen to twenty years. Chi-Town Boot Camps announces programs at their Lakeview gym that include exercise and nutrition plans to combat those numbers and bring Chicagoans back into health....

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced top-line results of the PREVENT2 trial, a phase 3 investigational study of once-daily SPD476, MMX(R) mesalamine in patients with a history of diverticulitis.[1] The study, conducted in 10 countries worldwide including the United States, did not meet the primary endpoint in reducing the rate of recurrence of...

UNC researchers challenge commonly-held beliefs about the causes of a major intestinal disease For more than 40 years, scientists and physicians have thought eating a high-fiber diet lowered a person's risk of diverticulosis, a disease of the large intestine in which pouches develop in the colon wall. A new study of more than 2,000 people reveals the opposite may be true. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine , found...

TUSTIN, Calif., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (OTCQX:RXPC) (OTCPK:RXPC), developer and marketer of the Onko-Sure® In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) cancer test, announced today that it has submitted one abstract for the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons' (ASCRS) Annual Meeting to be held in June 2012. ASCRS is the premier society for colon and rectal surgeons and other surgeons dedicated to advancing and promoting the science and practice...

Among older Medicare beneficiaries who underwent surgical treatment for diverticulitis, black race was associated with increased risk of urgent/emergency surgery, high risk of in-hospital mortality and higher total hospital charges, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Observed racial disparities in diverticulitis surgery have been attributed to differences in health insurance status and medical comorbidity," the authors...

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sam's Club® is offering free health screenings to encourage members to take charge of their digestive health this holiday season. In the United States, colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined. Fortunately this disease is more than 90 percent treatable when caught in its earliest stages. On Saturday, November 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., every Sam's Club...

Findings suggest that nonperforating appendicitis, when the appendix hasn't burst, and nonperforating diverticulitis could be similar diseases that warrant similar treatmentsAntibiotics rather than surgery may be the better treatment for cases of appendicitis in which the appendix hasn't burst, according to a new study.The study's authors say the findings suggest that nonperforating appendicitis, as the disease is called when the appendix hasn't burst, may be unrelated to perforating...

Acute diverticulitis is the most common complication of diverticular disease, and its clinical presentation varies from mild local inflammation to full-blown perforation. After resolution of an acute episode, the best management strategy is as yet undefined, due to the risk of further episodes and the risk associated with elective surgical resection. Historically, surgical resection has been advocated after one episode of complicated diverticulitis (diverticulitis with perforation of the...

CAMP HILL, Pa., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Prebiotin, one of the few prebiotic supplements featuring the exact full-spectrum prebiotic fiber researchers say can kill early stage colon cancer cells(1), now offers unprecedented benefits with three new products. (Full-spectrum prebiotic fiber nourishes bacteria throughout the colon, rather than only in certain sections like Inulin or FOS). These products combine Prebiotin's full-spectrum prebiotic fiber supplement with other natural ingredients...