]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/appendicitis Blog Articles Tagged with 'appendicitis' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/allergy-moms/921356?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis As if managing food allergies is not enough Do environmental, seasonal and food allergies increase ones risk of acute appendicitis? Possibly so, according to this article. PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to assess the role of atopy on the dev... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/allergy-moms/921356?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:08:18 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/all-ears/920617?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Several times per week, I have a posting on the Ear, Nose, and Throat message board that mentions that the person posting does not have insurance, or does not have the financial resources to pay for a medical visit. With the economic crisis we are a... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/all-ears/920617?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/910706?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis The last few weeks before an older child enters college are always exciting, always busy, and usually very expensive! That first college tuition statement is always a shockHaving sent three to college I wanted to share some ideas regarding coed healt... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-vision/910706?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:41:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/907862?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis 6/25/2008 - 7/2/2008Next revision: 7/2/2008(Key: Rank, Blog name, Last week's rank, Post of note)1) Rural Doctoring (1), Cultivating Rural Doctors2) Health Beat (2), Choosing Our Battles3) Dr. Wes (-), The Obfuscation of Benefits4) Musings of a Distr... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/907862?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:21:36 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/907603?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis 6/25/2008 - 7/2/2008Next revision: 7/2/2008(Key: Rank, Blog name, Last week's rank, Post of note)1) Rural Doctoring (1), Cultivating Rural Doctors2) Health Beat (2), Choosing Our Battles3) Dr. Wes (-), The Obfuscation of Benefits4) Musings of a Distr... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/907603?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:01:18 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/907364?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis 6/25/2008 - 7/2/2008Next revision: 7/2/2008(Key: Rank, Blog name, Last week's rank, Post of note)1) Rural Doctoring (1), Cultivating Rural Doctors2) Health Beat (2), Choosing Our Battles3) Dr. Wes (-), The Obfuscation of Benefits4) Musings of a Distr... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/907364?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:02:17 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/907218?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Except when it doesn't.... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/907218?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:07:18 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/905327?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Don't worry if your mother had appendicitis years ago and had to have her appendix removed. Appendicitis, the condition where your appendix (that small, finger-shaped pouch that has no known purpose) gets inflamed and filled with pus, is not genetic... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/905327?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/901789?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis I love the term Consumer-Driven Healthcare. It's so, well, corporate.God forbid we call it Patient-Driven Healthcare. At least that might make some sense.But Consumer-Driven Healthcare seems to be what all the buzz is about. Learn which hosp... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/901789?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Sun, 11 May 2008 06:38:48 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/897576?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis For as long as I can remember eggs have been America s on again, off again lover, but as of this moment, they re out again. Reuters reports that Seven or More Eggs a Week Raises Risk of Death. Check it out:Middle-aged men who ate seven or more ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/897576?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:30:22 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/879569?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Alright, if you Eat to Live, you probably get this question a lot, So, what are you vegan? For me, the answer is no I eat fish because according to Dr. Fuhrman a near-vegetarian diet and a vegetarian diet are pretty similar. Here s a quot... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/879569?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:24:41 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/879015?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis It can present in many ways. After reading this, I don't blame ER physicians for having such a low threshold to scan patients presenting with RLQ pain.Someone should tell this to Dr. Varipapa.... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/879015?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:01:48 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/877543?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Americans get about 62 million CT scans every year which could ultimately cause 1.5% to 2% of all cancers in this country, according to an estimate published in this week s New England Journal of Medicine (online here).The article suggests that... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/877543?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:17:55 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/877309?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis A pregnant woman today is a lot more likely to undergo a radiological test such as an X-ray or CT scan than a woman who was pregnant a decade ago, according to a new study. Not really a surprise, given the rapid rise in scanning during that t... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/877309?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:15:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/well-woman-blog/877261?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis According to recent study, pregnant woman are exposing their unborn children to high doses of radiation by receiving high-tech imaging exams. This exposure is higher than those reported ten years ago. The study reviewed examinations on more than 5,23... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/well-woman-blog/877261?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:57:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/876195?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Apparently, people with schizophrenia are more likely to suffer from ruptured appendix than others -- at least according to a published in the online open access journal, BMC Public Health.The team used Taiwanese National Health Insurance (NHI) hospi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/876195?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:40:18 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/872242?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Surgeons are typically aggressive with suspected appendicitis in pregnant women, as a CT scan would expose the fetus to excess radiation. However, a recent study suggests that the complications from a negative appendectomy are still significant:Ne... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/872242?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:25:01 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/871952?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis His son was billed for $20,000 of care s/p appendectomy, Edwin Leap thinks it was worth about 75% less:But, something occurred to me about the bill. Let s face it, Sam probably didn t get $20,000 worth of care, medication and supplies. But what... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/871952?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:26:16 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/871060?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Time from diagnosis of appendicitis to surgery: almost 1 1/2 days. Health care horror in Canada.... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/871060?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:39:08 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/doctor-anonymous/870396?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis It used to be that MRSA, or methicillin resistant staph aureus, a bacteria, was the rarely even seen. It was talked about as a hospital acquired illness and patients were usually elderly with many complicating medical problems. Unfortunately, now, it... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/doctor-anonymous/870396?rsstype=tag&tag=appendicitis Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:52:00 -0400