Melena

In medicine, melena or melaena refers to the black, "tarry" feces that are associated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The black color is caused by oxidation of the iron in hemoglobin during its passage through the ileum and colon. (From the Wikpedia article Melena.)

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Recent Publications on Melena:
Prevalence of Diarrhea and Enteropathogens in Racing Sled Dogs. Background: Diarrhea is highly prevalent in racing sled dogs, although the...	21st November, 2009	Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon	J Vet Intern Med. 2009 Nov 17. DOI Direct Link
[A case of CD56+ extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, presenting as a duodenal ulcer bleeding] Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma is a recently recognized distinct entity...	13th November, 2009	Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan	Korean J Gastroenterol. 2009 Sep;54(3):174-9.
[A case of peritoneal seeding from a ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma with direct invasion into the stomach causing gastrointestinal hemorrhage] Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) rarely invades the gastrointestinal (GI)...	13th November, 2009	Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine,	Korean J Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar;53(3):194-7.
Mallory-Weiss tear diagnosed in the immediate postpartum period: a case report. BACKGROUND: Mallory-Weiss tears occur rarely during pregnancy, labour and...	30th October, 2009	Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA,	J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2009 Aug;31(8):740-3.
c-KIT positive Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor presenting with acute bleeding in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumours are rare (GIST)....	27th October, 2009	Imperial College Healthcare Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Department of	Int Semin Surg Oncol. 2009 Oct 23;6:17. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Melena:
ACG: No Extra Bleeding Risk with Dual Antiplatelet Therapy	MedPage Today:  Nov 12 2009 12:42AM Matching: melena

Melena Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
6770466	Human protein tyrosine phosphatase polynucleotides, polypeptides, and antibodies
6994857	Albumin fusion proteins
7026447	53 human secreted proteins
7091315	Protein HDPBQ71
7141547	Albumin fusion proteins comprising GLP-1 polypeptides
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