New Report Clears Up Myths About Constipation
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NEW YORK  - The idea that chronic  constipation is the result of a low-fiber diet may be one of  the many myths and misconceptions about the condition,  according to a new review of the issue.
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FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Tobacco companies were working as recently as three years ago to contradict research that strengthened the scientific link between smoking and cancer, a new report based on industry documents claims.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new report on Tuesday describing potential risks of several medicines after criticism that it was lax in policing drugs once they were on the market.
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Obese women are four times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than normal-weight women, according to new study findings reported here at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
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Two studies released on Wednesday offer new evidence that inheritance plays a role in restless leg syndrome, an uncomfortable and sometimes painful feeling in the legs that can wreak havoc with sleep.
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A veteran scientist at the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday he will present new, unpublished findings about heart risk associated with a number of pain drugs at a meeting to assess whether they are safe enough for patients.
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NEW YORK  - A formulation of polyethylene  glycol with electrolytes, known as Transipeg or PEG 3350,  successfully relieves chronic constipation in kids while  causing few side effects, according to Dutch researchers.
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The presence of RNA for the enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in feces probably indicates the presence of colorectal cancer, according to results of a pilot study conducted in Japan.
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A formulation of polyethylene glycol with electrolytes, known as Transipeg or PEG 3350, successfully relieves chronic constipation in kids while causing few side effects, according to Dutch researchers.
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NEW YORK  - The colonic transit time (CTT),  an x-ray test that measures how fast waste moves through the  large bowel, can predict whether treatment is likely to help a  child with constipation, Dutch researchers report.
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Women&#39;s own bodies may hold the key to their recovery from incontinence, researchers say. In a small study being presented Nov. 29 at the Radiological Society of North America
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NEW YORK  - Shots of botulinum toxin, better known as Botox, can relieve constipation caused by inappropriate contraction or inability to relax the pelvic floor muscles during defecation, according to Italian researchers.
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Walking to work, bicycling to school and other physical activity performed during your daily commute may reduce the risk of colon cancer, according to findings from a Chinese study.
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WASHINGTON  - A new medical study helps explain the puzzling effect of the hormone dopamine on patients suffering from the degenerative nerve disorder Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites), said a report.
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Novartis AG NOVN.VX NVS.N won  U.S. permission to market its irritable bowel drug Zelnorm for  treating patients under age 65 with chronic constipation, a  Food and Drug Administration spokesman said Friday.
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Encouraging people to wash their hands properly can reduce the rate of diarrhea by 30 percent, potentially saving lives, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Tech workers, relax: A new Australian study refutes claims of health danger from cell phones and coffee.