Word: boweled
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...contract the virus in rich countries, by contrast, usually recover quickly because they are treated aggressively.) The first vaccine approved for prevention of rotavirus, Wyeth's Rotashield, was taken off the market in 1999 after several children who received it developed a rare but serious complication in which the bowel folds in on itself. Preliminary studies suggest this problem has been overcome by Merck's RotaTeq, which was approved by regulators in Europe and the U.S. earlier this year, and GlaxoSmith-Kline's Rotarix, approved in Europe in February. Like other vaccines, they work by provoking the development of antibodies...
...powerful anti-inflammatory drugs we have are the corticosteroids like prednisone. They have too many side effects to be first-line arthritis drugs but many folks have to take them for other reasons. These patients might find them actually too effective against pain. Appendicitis, gall bladder disease or even bowel infarctions can occur in these patients without them feeling any pain at all. This is very dangerous - the pain of early appendicitis is a good thing; it saves lives by bringing patients to the doctor before they start to die of abdominal infection...
...skull,” she said. Spina bifida, or the failure of spinal cord closure, is a more common result of NTDs than anencephaly, according to Suarez. “Among those who survive childhood [spina bifida], a majority are affected by hydrocephalus, paralysis, and lack of bowel and bladder control,” Missmer said. But causes of NTDs remain unclear. “In 1971, Dr. Brian McMahon reported an outbreak of NTDs that occurred in the 1930s in New England that has still not been explained,” Missmer said. So why the tortilla connection? NTDs...
...sorry you didn't write about intestinal ailments. Was there really nothing new to report about ulcers, Crohn's disease, irritable-bowel syndrome or ulcerative colitis? The stomach and its environs are vitally important, but I guess our plumbing has never made for particularly sexy reading. PHIL GIACALONE St. Petersburg...
...late night snack fix. What’s ridiculous is that deep down we all know that this way of living is crazy. We continue to happily munch Tommy’s Pizza’s constipation pies or the Hong Kong Chinese’s fried crab bowel dragoons as if the next day’s visit to the porcelain throne is going to be any different than the last. (From personal experience I must say that the absolute worst is indulging in 7-Eleven’s nachos with “free chili, and free cheese?...