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Original Source: Vitamin D/Calcium Polyp Prevention Study
Extensive experimental and observational data suggest that intake of calcium and of vitamin D exert protective effects on colorectal neoplasia. Building on their previous work, the investigators will investigate the chemopreventive effect of vitamin D in the large bowel, to study whether calcium with vitamin D is more effective than calcium alone, and to confirm their positive finding regarding calcium. The goal of this study is the development of chemopreventive combinations...
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Colon or Colorectal cancer is the growth of malignant polyps on the colon, bowel, anus and rectum. Growths in these locations can be benign, and removed by colonoscopy, but they have a risk of becom...
Polyps of the Colon and Rectum
Frank vitamin E deficiency is rare and overt deficiency symptoms have not been found in healthy people who obtain little vitamin E from their diets. Premature babies of very low birth weight (<1,...
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Lynch Syndrome Gene Mutation Discovered
Researchers have discovered a gene mutation responsible for an inherited form of bowel cancer, Lynch Syndrome. Lynch Syndrome is an inherited form of bowel cancer responsible for up to 5% of c...
Seattle, Wa (PRWEB) April 21, 2013 Nasal Polyps Treatment Miracle is the latest nasal polyps treatment method created by Manuel Richards, who claims to enable users to eliminate their nasal polyp...
Most Gallbladder Polyps Benign, but It Still Pays to Follow
A new study finds that even though very few gallbladder polyps become cancerous, surveillance of the polyps can result in a cost saving. Medscape Medical News
Folic acid doesn't cut risk of colon polyps: study
(Reuters) - Taking extra folic acid and other B-vitamin supplements may not help protect against colon polyps, according to a U.S. study that contradicts observational studies suggesting people who ge...
Low Vitamin D Exacerbates Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Patients with low vitamin D levels had more hospitalizations and surgeries, researchers report. Medscape Medical News
Bowel Preparation For Colonoscopy Improved By New Smartphone Application
The use of a smartphone application significantly improves patients' preparation for a colonoscopy, according to new research presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW). The preparation process, whic...
Extra Vitamin D May Ease Crohn's Symptoms, Study Finds
By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter SATURDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D supplements may help those with Crohn's disease overcome the fatigue and decreased muscle strength...
Removing colon polyps tied to lower cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have had risky, possibly pre-cancerous polyps removed from their colon may be able to wait up to five years until their next colonoscopy, a new study from German...
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Background: Vitamin D deficiency is common in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in an IBD cohort. It was hyp...
Polyps of the colorectum : Non-neoplastic and non-hamartomatous.
Non-neoplastic and non-hamartomatous colorectal polyps or tumor-like lesions comprise a very heterogeneous group of changes in the colorectal mucosa or the colon wall. Mucosal prolapse-associated lesi...
PURPOSE: The diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome is symptom based, and colonoscopy is the most direct way to rule out organic colonic diseases. It is controversial on the necessity of colonoscopy fo...
Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
BACKGROUND: Osteopenia and osteoporosis are commonly seen in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Vitamin D deficiency potentially contributes to diminished bone acquisition in childhood. OBJECTIVES: The...
The management of gastric polyps.
Background Gastric polyps are important as some have malignant potential. If such polyps are left untreated, gastric cancer may result. The malignant potential depends on the histological type of the...
