Abdominal Wall Inflammation |
Peritonitis |
Peritonitis is inflammation (often due to infection) of the peritoneum, which is a two-layered serous membrane covering both the surfaces of the organs that lie in the abdominal cavity and the inner surface of the abdominal cavity itself. Since it is frequently life-threatening, acute peritonitis is a medical emergency. The prognosis for untreated peritonitis is very poor. Causes A major cause of bacterial peritonitis is internal perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, contaminating th ...
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- Enzyme Critical For Early Growth Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Enzyme Critical For Early Growth Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Blood Marker Helps Predict Prognosis Among Those With Abdominal Infection
ScienceDaily - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:15 EST
- Antibody Signal May Redirect Inflammation To Fuel Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- The Metabolic Response To Colitis Varies Depending Upon Whether Inflammation Is Chronic Or Acute
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Study Shows Undiagnosed Hereditary Angioedema Can Lead To Unnecessary Surgeries, Testing In Patients With Abdominal Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Antibody Signal May Redirect Inflammation To Fuel Cancer
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Blood Marker Helps Predict Prognosis Among Those With Abdominal Infection
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Latin American hearts suffer from obesity, stress
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:01 EST
- Merck Pledges To Stop Lobbying States To Pass Laws Requiring Girls To Receive Its HPV Vaccine Gardasil
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- House Committee Approves Bill To Prevent Genetic Discrimination
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- New Combined Laparoscopy And Colonoscopy Procedure May Avoid Need For Major Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- 'Hidden' Fat That Puts Adolescents At Risk For Disease Identified By MRI
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Report Criticizes FDA Delays In Drug Tracking System Update
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Incidence Of Benign Pathologic Findings At Partial Nephrectomy For Solitary Renal Mass Presumed To Be Renal Cell Carcinoma On Preoperative Imaging
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Some Parents Concerned Bills Mandating HPV Vaccination Would Expose Daughters To Unexpected Side Effects, Wall Street Journal Reports
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Nearly Half Of U.S. Adults Do Not Trust President Bush To Improve Health Care System, According To Poll
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- House Committee Approves Bill That Bans Discrimination Based On Genetics, Rejects Provision To Protect Fetuses
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Report faults FDA drug-safety tracking system: WSJ
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:15 EST
- Tax Credit For Health Insurance Does Not Assist Many Displaced Workers
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Self Care Can Improve Plantar Fasciitis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Dr. Gupta talks about care after a crash
CNN - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:21 EST
- Targeting Tau: Inflammation Study Suggests New Approach For Fighting Alzheimer's
ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Local anesthesia ineffective for amniocentesis
Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:35 EST
- Increasing Number Of Hospitals Banning Gift Bags Containing Samples Of Infant Formula
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Automakers' Health Care Costs To Exceed Savings From Concessions
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- Dr. Gupta talks about care after a crash
CNN - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:52 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Wal-Mart, SEIU Outline Themes To Meet Health Coverage Goal By 2012
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Growing Number Of Physicians Are Using Technology To Develop Low-Overhead Primary Care 'Micropractices'
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Diabetes Risk Factors Develop Earlier In Women Than Men
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Medicare MA Plan Payments Might Increase By Less Than 3% In 2008
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Bush FY 2008 Budget Proposal Would Allocate $5.4B For PEPFAR
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Large-Scale Trial Of Merck's Experimental HIV Vaccine To Begin In South Africa
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Targeting Tau: Inflammation Study Suggests New Approach For Fighting Alzheimer's
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Wall Street Journal Examines Studies Finding Increased Risk Of Premature Death After Ovary Removal
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- An enzyme may keep aneurysms from growing
The Earth Times - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:47 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- A Unique Twin Study On The Increased Cardiometabolic Risk In Obesity
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Decline In J-1 Visa Waiver Program Results In Physician Shortage In Rural Areas
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Particles In Polluted Air Increase Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Among Postmenopausal Women, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Molecular Link Discovered Between Inflammation And Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- The Endocannabinoid And Endovanilloid Systems And Their Interactions In Neuropathic Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Proteases Cause Pain In Irritable Bowel Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Stomach Balloon Offers 'Little Benefit' To Severely Obese
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Molecular Link Between Inflammation And Cancer Discovered
ScienceDaily - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Denial Management Industry Grows Amid Debate Between Health Insurers, Physicians Over Claims
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Congressional Vote Nears On $463.5B FY 2007 Spending Package With Increased Funds For Some Health Programs
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- A Unique Twin Study On The Increased Cardiometabolic Risk In Obesity
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- North American Menopause Society Releases Guidelines Saying HRT Beneficial For Younger Women
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Abdominal Surgical Procedures Without Skin Incisions
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Pay-for-Performance Program Spurs 'Modest' Improvements, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Inflammation In Amniotic Fluid Detected By New Proteomic Method
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Generic Medications Account For 61% Of Prescriptions Filled For Medicare Beneficiaries, CMS Says
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- White House Economic Report Includes Medicare Recommendations
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Unique Twin Study Shows Increased Cardiometabolic Risk In Obesity
ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Proteomic Method To Detect Inflammation In Amniotic Fluid
ScienceDaily - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Tobacco’s Stigma Aside, Wall Street Finds a Lot to Like
New York Times - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:38 EST
- Patient Satisfaction Surveys Prompting Hospitals To Improve Patient Experiences
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Risk Of Developing Diabetes Increasingly Involved In Decisions Regarding HRT, Wall Street Journal Reports
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Bush In State Of Union Address Calls For Continued Funding For International HIV/AIDS, Malaria Programs
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- Statins may force retreat in heart disease
MSNBC - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:24 EST
- Breast Density Linked To Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- Sirion Therapeutics Initiates Enrollment Of Phase III Clinical Trials For The Treatment Of Inflammation Following Ocular Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- California Health Insurance Proposal Could Serve As Model For Other States
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- CMS Considers Medicare Coverage Of Drug-Coated Stents, Implantable Depression Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Wall Street Journal Examines Studies, Recommendations On Hormone Replacement Therapy
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Reform FDA, Increase Prescription Drug Regulation
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Wall Street Journal Examines 'Novel Solution' By Hospital, Health Insurer To Improve Efficiency, Retain Profits
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- Predicting The Risk Of Rheumatoid Arthritis For Early Arthritis Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Joint Fusion And Joint Inflammation Should Be Considered Separate Therapeutic Targets
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Cost Effective Treatment Options For Acute Otitis Media
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Health Savings Accounts Might Help Limit Health Care Spending Inflation, Opinion Piece States
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- NIH Director Zerhouni Assumes Greater Budget Authority Over Research Under New Law
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Reduction Needed In Percentage Of GDP Spent On Health Care, Opinion Piece States
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Says Bush Administration Budget Proposal Will Slow Medicare Spending Growth
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Adiponectin Helps Clear Away Apoptotic Cells
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Metabolic Syndrome Link To Cardiovascular Disease Supported By Existing Research
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- Carbon Monoxide Protects Mice From Multiple Sclerosis
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- More Providers Adopt 'Disclosure And Apology' Policy Regarding Medical Errors
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- All Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Should Be Required To Cover Heart Medication BiDil For Black Beneficiaries, According To NAACP Letter
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- Bush budget to detail Medicare proposals: WSJ
Reuters - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:47 EST
- Bush budget to detail Medicare proposals: WSJ
Reuters - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:47 EST
- UAW Might Assume Ford, GM Retiree Health Care Liabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- Panel Of Experts Convene To Make Recommendations On FDA's Testing Of Oral Contraception
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- Ancient medicine all the buzz in modern China
MSNBC - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:03 EST
- Combination therapy reduces emphysema flare-ups
Reuters - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:28 EST
- FDA To Reconsider Standards For Reviewing Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- California Health Insurers Offer Support For Gov. Schwarzenegger's Universal Health Coverage Proposal
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- 'Cynical distrust' linked to heart disease
The Earth Times - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:26 EST
- Wall Street Journal Examines Reason Abbott Increased Price Of Antiretroviral Norvir
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- President Bush In State Of The Union Address To Propose Health Insurance Tax Deduction For Non-Group Coverage And Cap On Tax Preference
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- New Proteomic Method To Detect Inflammation In Amniotic Fluid
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Bone-Degrading Substances Also Produced By Gums' Own Cells
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Unhealthy gums may hike risk of cancer
MSNBC - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:01 EST
- President Bush Considers Proposal To Tax Some Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Gum disease linked with pancreatic cancer in study
Reuters - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Business Roundtable, SEIU, AARP Coalition Will Use Influence To Push Congress To Address Health Care Affordability
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:00 EST

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