News on Pancreatitis

FDA Approves New Type2 Diabetes Treatment

2010-02-22T14:21:06Z

<div id="subtitle">But drug caused thyroid tumors in rats and mice</div><div> The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Victoza, whose generic name is liraglutide, a once-daily injection to treat type 2 diabetes in some adults.Victoza is intended to help lower blood sugar levels along with diet, exercise, an...

Have acute pancreatitis? Go to a big hospital

2010-02-23T12:21:39Z

<div>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Suffering from acute pancreatitis but not sure where to go? You may want to head to a hospital that handles a lot of similar cases.New research suggests that patients who go to hospitals that admit 118 or more people with pancreatitis each year experience shorter stays and lower death rates, and have lower hospital bills than patient...

Cancer or inflammation? New pancreas test tells

2010-02-24T00:31:35Z

<div>BOSTON (Reuters) - Researchers in Italy said on Wednesday they have developed a test that identifies most people with autoimmune pancreatitis, which could make it easier for doctors to distinguish it from pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancer.But the method is not perfect. While it gave a correct diagn...

How Do I Avoid Pancreatic Cancer

2010-02-25T11:18:30Z

Cancer is a condition which most people dread. There are certain types of cancer which respond very well to modern chemotherapy and have excellent chances of recovery. Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer is not one of those cancers which is amenable to treatment. In most cases, the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer comes very late, when the disease has already progressed and involved the surrounding organs. This makes prevention a very important part of keeping oneself healthy. This article discuse...

Type 2 diabetes raises risk of pancreatitis: study

2010-02-27T11:45:41Z

<div>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with type 2 diabetes have an almost three-fold higher risk of acute pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) and two-fold greater risk of biliary disease (disease of the gallbladder and bile ducts), compared with people without diabetes, a study shows."The increased risk of pancreatitis for patients with type 2 diabetes...c...

Recognizing the Symptoms and Causes of Canine Pancreatitis and How to Treat It

2010-02-27T14:13:47Z

Recognizing the Symptoms and Causes of Canine Pancreatitis and How to Treat ItBy Anne MingWill the dog die from canine pancreatitis?Can something be done to make sure it doesn't appear?If my dog has Canine Pancreatitis, how do I treat ...

Canine Pancreatitis - Essential Tips on Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment of Pancreatitis in Dogs

2009-03-04T13:01:34Z

Canine Pancreatitis - Essential Tips on Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment of Pancreatitis in DogsBy E. Corson Strand"Is canine pancreatitis always fatal? "Is there anything I can to do to prevent it?" "How do I treat pancreatitis in my dog?The answer to the first question is "No, it is only fatal in its most severe s...

How Do I Avoid Pancreatic Cancer?

2009-02-24T05:46:58Z

How Do I Avoid Pancreatic Cancer?By Karl DoradsCancer is a condition which most people dread. There are certain types of cancer which respond very well to modern chemotherapy and have excellent chances of recovery. Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer is not one of those cancers which is amenable to treatment. In most cases, the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer comes very late, when the disease has already progressed and involved the...

Personal Values Beliefs and Fears - Has Pancreatitis Been One of Your Recent Health Issues?

2009-02-07T08:25:52Z

Personal Values Beliefs and Fears - Has Pancreatitis Been One of Your Recent Health Issues?By Angela Chen ShuiYour body is a wonderful mind body spirit map that can guide you to create all the love, happiness and abundance you want in your life. Enhancing your mind body and spirit by mastering how to read this map is an intriguing journey in self awareness....

Companies report 4 new deaths with diabetes drug

2010-03-02T03:21:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Eli Lilly, Amylin report 4 new pancreatitis deaths in patients who took diabetes drug Byetta</div><div>Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Tuesday reported four new deaths in patients taking Byetta, even as th...

Glutamine: More Evidence, More Promise

2010-02-28T16:52:49Z

<div>Pancreatitis is a nasty disease. It attacks young and old alike, often occurring without warning signs. Fortunately, most cases are rather mild and resolve spontaneously. However, a subpopulation of patients develops life-threatening disease, spending a month (usually longer) in the hospital with a large part of the stay spent in the intensive care unit (ICU).The disease poses several management problems for the clinician. Fi...

L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine-Supplemented Parenteral Nutrition Decreases Infectious Morbidity Rate in Patients With Severe Acute Pancreatitis

2010-02-28T16:53:54Z

<div>Glutamine (GLN), which is synthesized in organs such as the skeleton, muscle, lungs, and brain, is the most abundant amino acid in the plasma and intracellular amino acid pools. Although GLN is a nonessential amino acid, it is classified as a conditionally essential amino acid because of increased demand for it in catabolic states.1-3Support of patients with acute pancreatitis with parenteral nutrition (PN) has been suggested...