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Outcomes for Patients With Infected Severe Pancreatitis Improved by...
Patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis who underwent endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy had an associated lower risk of major complications and death compared to patients who had surgical...
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Single Dose Drug Cuts Pancreatitis Risk After Gastrointestinal Procedure
A single dose of medication can significantly reduce the risk of pancreatitis after the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), a procedure commonly used to diagnose and treat problems...
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Average Total Cholesterol Levels Decrease Among US Children and Adolescents
A study involving more than 16,000 U.S. children and adolescents, revealed a decrease in average total cholesterol levels over the past 2 decades, although almost 1 in 10 had elevated total...
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Pancreatitis Could Be Explained By Immune System Protein
The likeliness of the protein being significant for other inflammatory diseases is quite high. The research results have been published in the American journal iGastroenterology./iExcessive alcohol...
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Adults Recommended Hypertriglyceridemia Screening Every Five Years
A Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) issued by Endocrine Society for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertriglyceridemia have recommended adults for screening of the condition every five years. The...
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Macrophage Accumulation of Triglycerides Yields Insights into...
Explanation on how specific immune cells, called macrophages, accumulate triglycerides to support their function appears in Bethesda, MD-A research report in the iJournal of Leukocyte Biology/i/a....
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21 Genes Tied to Cholesterol Levels Identified
Around 21 new gene variants associated with risks of heart disease and metabolic disorders have been identified by researchers in the largest-ever genetic study of cholesterol and other blood lipids....
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Decline in Cholesterol Levels Among US Adults: Study
A recent study indicates decrease in cholesterol levels among US adults since late 1980s. The study reports overall decline in total cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and...
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Genetic Link Between Pancreatitis and Alcohol Consumption Identified
Researchers have discovered a genetic association between chronic pancreatitis and alcohol consumption. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and more than 25 other health...
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Link Between Diabetes Drugs and Pancreatitis Risk
Risk of pancreatitis is higher in patients who take the newest class of diabetes drugs to control blood sugar, states study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The scientists say the new drugs -...
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First-Ever Pancreatitis Treatment Moves Closer to Reality
For the first time ever, scientists have provided proof of principle for a drug-based treatment of acute pancreatitis. The latter is a disease which is often alcohol-related and for which currently...
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Researchers Develop New Jab to Lower Cholesterol Levels by Almost Two-third
A new jab was successfully tested in patients. This jab offers hope to millions to lower their cholesterol by almost two-third . The breakthrough drug could revolutionise treatment for heart disease...
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Smartphone Accessory That can Read Cholesterol Levels Through Selfies Developed
American researchers have developed a new smartphone accessory for iPhone cameras that can read a person's cholesterol levels simply by scanning his selfies. Forget those clumsy, complicated, home...
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Research: High Good and Low Bad Cholesterol Levels are Healthy for the Brain
UC Davis researchers have found that high levels of "good" cholesterol and low levels of "bad" cholesterol are correlated with lower levels of the amyloid plaque deposition in the brain. The latter is...
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Healthy Cholesterol Levels May Prevent Alzheimer's, Study
A good balance of bad and good cholesterol levels may be the key to preventing Alzheimer's disease, researchers claim. Researchers at University of California, Davis have discovered that this healthy...
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Hormone Replacement Therapy may Increase Acute Pancreatitis Risk
A link between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and increased risk of acute pancreatitis has been identified by scientists in a study published in i CMAJ /i. Acute pancreatitis, a sudden inflammation...
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Meal Time Changes Could Affect Triglyceride Levels in the Liver
Merely changing meal times could have an impact on the levels of triglycerides in the liver, a new study on mice revealed. The results of this Weizmann Institute of Science study not only have...
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Eating Strawberries Lowers Bad Cholesterol, Triglycerides
At the end of an unusual treatment, a team of volunteers who ate half a kilo of strawberries a day for a month found their levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides reduced significantly. The...
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PET/CT Using FDG-Labeled Leucocytes may Detect Infection in Patients With...
A new study diagnosing infection in patients with pancreatic fluid collections may accurately rule out active infection in the body. As reported in the August issue of iThe Journal of Nuclear...
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Patients Susceptible to Drug-Induced Pancreatitis Harbor Genetic Variation
Patients who are prescribed a widely used group of drugs are four times more likely to develop pancreatitis if they harbor a particular genetic variation. Clinicians at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS...
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Risk for Prostate Cancer Recurrence Increased by Elevated Cholesterol and...
A study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers (and) Prevention says that higher levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood of men who underwent surgery for prostate cancer, were...
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Newly Modified Beneforte Broccoli can Reduce LDL Cholesterol Level by 6%
Broccoli is a vegetable known for its high vitamin C content and dietary fiber. It is loaded with antioxidants and has anti-cancer properties. Scientists at the University of Reading have bred a new...
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Pancreatitis Sufferers Have Very Low Chance of Improving
University of Auckland research says that sufferers of pancreatitis have a high likelihood of their condition worsening if they fail to stop smoking and to cut alcohol consumption. Researchers said...
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High-Fat DASH Diet Lowers Blood Pressure And Triglycerides
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is designed to treat or prevent high blood pressure. The diet is high in fruits, vegetables and low in fat dairy foods. DASH diet significantly...
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Gene Variant Increases Acute Pancreatitis Risk in Blood Cancer Patients...
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients treated with the chemotherapy agent asparaginase may have an increased risk of severe acute pancreatitis due to a rare genetic variation associated with it....
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Diagnosis of Autoimmune Pancreatitis by Endoscopy Using a Larger-Gauge Needle
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a chronic inflammation of the pancreas that can be treated with steroids. It is a relatively newly recognized disease. AIP can closely resemble pancreatic cancer, but...
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Mild Increase in Blood Lipid Levels Puts You at Risk Of Pancreatitis
bHighlights/b ul class="group-list punch-points" li Until now the risk of pancreatitis has been more commonly related to gallstones, a high intake of alcohol and very high concentrations of blood...
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Triglyceride Levels Significantly Reduced With New Injectable Drug Therapy
bHighlights/b ul class="group-list punch-points" liHigh levels of triglycerides can lead to pancreatitis and heart diseases./li liCurrent medications such as fibrates or prescription fish oils only...
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Total Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels Continue to Decline Among US Adults
Levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, and low- density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are used as part of a cardiac risk assessment to help determine an individual's cardiovascular health....
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Autoantibodies - New Cause For High Plasma Triglycerides Identified
bHighlights/b ul class="group-list punch-points"liElevated levels of triglycerides in the blood cause hypertriglyceridemia or high plasma triglycerides./li liGene mutations regulating the triglyceride...
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Tweaking Microbial Minions to Treat Pancreatitis
The gut is the gateway to our good heath, courtesy the teeming microbial minions. The smarter they are, the better you are. Indian scientists say tweaking the bacterial milieu in the intestine could...
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Gene Mutations Linked to Early-Onset of Pancreatitis in Children
Genetic mutations and a family history of pancreatitis are often associated with an early-onset of the disease in children. The research study was published in iThe Journal of Pediatrics./i Dr....
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Early Feeding Helps Faster Recovery in Pancreatitis
bHighlights/b ul class = "group-list punch-points" li Acute pancreatitisis a painfulinflammation of the pancreas that occurs suddenly, causes severe pain in the abdomen and often, resolves completely....
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Laparoscopy Successfully Performed In 20 Patients With Pancreatitis
The first series of a minimally invasive procedure was used to treat chronic pancreas disease, otherwise known as severe pancreatitis, which resulted in shorter stays at the hospital. This procedure...
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Rectal Indomethacin is Effective in Reducing Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
bThe researchers from the University of Michigan Health System and Indiana University Medical Centre have reported in a study published in the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) that the frequency...
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High Triglyceride Levels Due To Mutated Genes can be Altered by Diet
bHighlights/b ul class = "group-list punch-points" li Genetic predisposition can increase the risk of high triglyceride levels in the body. /li li Mutations in the AHSG gene was associated with...
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Pancreatitis Linked to Triglycerides, Gallstones, Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol abuse, gallstones, high triglycerides were found to increase pancreatitis risk in ethnic minorities, revealed a new study. Loyola Medicine gastroenterologist Ayokunle Abegunde, MD, is a...
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High LDL Cholesterol Level in Young Adults Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Premature death risk from cardiovascular disease may be faced by young, healthy adults if their LDL cholesterol levels are not controlled, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published...
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Managing Cholesterol, Triglyceride Levels May Help Ward Off Alzheimer's
Lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels may protect against Alzheimer's disease risk, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iActa Neuropathologica/i....
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Complications of Acute Pancreatitis in Obese Patients Linked to Breakdown of...
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have revealed that toxic byproducts produced by the breakdown of unsaturated fats lead to a higher likelihood of severe inflammation,...
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Take Omega-3 Fatty Acid Medications to Control High Triglyceride Levels
bHighlights/b: ul class="group-list punch-points"liPrescription omega-3 fatty acid drugs can effectively reduce triglyceride levels, and can be safely taken with statin drugs that reduce cholesterol...
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Pancreatitis Patients are Deficient in Stress Hormone
New study finds that humans and mice with pancreatitis are deficient in a stress hormone known as FGF21. The findings of the study are published in the journal iScience Translational Medicine/i....
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Study Shows How the Body Makes Triglycerides
The 3-D structure and mode of action of diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase-1 (DGAT1), the enzyme that synthesizes triglycerides was required for human dietary fat absorption and storage, said...
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Disease Trigger for Pancreatitis Identified
One factor contributing to the pancreatitis development lies in mutations within a cell membrane ion channel that is characterized by its distinct permeability for calcium ions. These insights may...
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Lifestyle Intervention in Kids Decreases LDL Cholesterol Level and...
Lifestyle intervention can decrease plasma LDL cholesterol concentration in kids. The effect was explained by changes in the quality and quantity of dietary fat and physical activity. The findings of...
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Streptokinase Helps to Manage Acute Pancreatitis
Streptokinase plays a vital role in the management of severe acute pancreatitis, as per the new study. Detailing about the study, Rajesh Gupta, Professor and Head, Department of Surgical...
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New Therapeutic Target for Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer Discovered
A new therapeutic target for pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer has been discovered by the researchers at the Salk Institute. The study was published in the journal iGastroenterology/i. h2Pancreatic...
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Can Vitamin A Rich Diet Help Reduce Pancreatitis Risk
Among kids and adults with medlinkacute lymphoblastic leukemia/medlink (ALL), vitamin A rich foods can decrease the risk of developing inflammation of pancreas (pancreatitis) during chemotherapy. The...
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Resistant Starch Reduces Liver Triglycerides in Fatty Liver Disease
In people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), it was found that daily consumption of resistant starch can bring about changes in the composition of gut bacteria. Resistant starch refers to...
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Could Higher Triglycerides Be the Key to Lower Dementia Risk?
Elderly individuals with elevated triglyceride levels, a type of fat, were found to experience reduced medlinkdementia/medlink risk and a slower cognitive decline compared to those with lower levels,...
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