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Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition that affects many people across the world. Due to symptoms such as abdominal pain, this disorder can have a big impact on life quality. New research, however, reveals that hypnotherapy can improve life for those with the condition. Advertisement People with irritable bowel syndrome uftfsydbfbuaczbzcvvsdzaweebra (IBS) can experience symptoms such as abdominal pain and abnormal bowel movements to various degrees of severity, and they can also face mental health problems, including anxiety and depression . Some common approaches to managing IBS are by carefully controlling one's diet, improving one's lifestyle choices, and, if necessary, seeking mental health therapy. In the past, some research has suggested that people with IBS may also benefit from hypnotherapy sessions . Now, specialists at the University Medical Centre Utrecht and other institutions in the Netherlands have decided to delve deeper into the question of...

Amid political and regulatory uncertainty, the fundamental needs of the health-care system remain unchanged: Providers have to deliver high-quality care to more patients in a more cost-effective manner. Advertisement There's been downward pressure on reimbursement, and as providers look for performance gains across the enterprise, compensation leaps out. It's the biggest line-item expense for providers, representing 50% to 70% of operating costs. A new survey from ECG Management Consultants shows a potential opportunity, as median primary care physician compensation was flat this year compared to 2017, while specialists experienced a 2% increase. IMPACT If physician compensation were to increase, it would be an indication that an organization is focused more on clinical quality than on volume, which is what will ultimately be beneficial for providers, given that the move to value-based care emphasizes quality over quantity. The survey found that median work relative va...

When temperatures get below freezing, people with seasonal allergies to grass, tree and weed pollens get well-deserved relief from their symptoms. But if you're still sneezing and blowing your nose when winter descends, you might have indoor allergies. Advertisement The problem for many allergy sufferers is figuring out what, exactly, is causing their symptoms. “Most allergy sufferers develop similar symptoms no matter what allergen they're reacting to,” says allergist Todd Mahr, MD, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). “When you have a stuffy or runny nose, itchy, watery eyes or sneezing and coughing you know you're probably allergic to something. And if it's serious enough to prompt a trip to the doctor for relief, see an allergist.” Here are some common causes of winter, indoor allergies and tips from ACAAI on what you can do about them: Dust mite allergy : Dust mites are one of the most common indoor allergens and a yea...

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William J. Sandborn Abrilumab, an anti-alpha-4 beta-7 antibody, helped induce remission, clinical response and mucosal healing in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, according to research published in Gastroenterology . William J. Sandborn, MD, director of the University of California San Diego Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, and colleagues wrote that many patients with UC fail to achieve remission on conventional therapy and eventually require colectomy . Abrilumab could fill a significant unmet need for these patients. “Selective targeting of gut lymphocyte trafficking by inhibiting the [alpha-4 beta-7] pathway was achieved in patients with UC and Crohn’s disease with intravenously administered vedolizumab (Entyvio, Takeda), approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for induction and maintenance therapy in both indications,” they wrote. “Therefore, targeting gut selective lymphocyte trafficking is a promising therapeutic strategy in IBD.” ...

Combating rising tide of plastic waste Rawalpindi city has been flooded many times over the last two decades. The main reason for the flooding was cited to be the indiscriminate use of plastic bags. Manufacturers promptly pass increase in packaging costs onto the unaware customers. And it’s double whammy for them as not only does the flooding continue, but we now have to bear the increase as well. “RWMC workers work as frontline troops in the battle against a rising tide of plastic waste in the city. But the city's insatiable appetite for plastic bags, combined with a poor track record of civic sense among its residents, severely hampers their efforts, especially during the monsoon months,” says Jafar Hussain from Faisal Colony. “How long will this throbbing city have to fight off floods in its streets? Nobody knows, for sure. Plastic has become a major scourge for the city, clogging vital roads during the seasonal downpours and regularly turning major thoroughfares and service...

PodMed Double T is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week's topics include probiotics for gastroenteritis in kids, personality characteristics in adolescence and mortality risk, peanut allergy treatment and outcomes relative to chronic disease management based on providers. Program notes: 0:45 Peanut allergy treatment 1:45 Placebo arm also 2:45 Start as early as possible? 3:35 PAs, nurse practitioners and physicians and diabetes management 4:35 Almost 370,000 patients 5:35 Stop calling them midlevel providers 6:10 Probiotics in gastroenteritis in kids 7:10 1,800 subjects 8:10 At least these two ineffective 8:20 Personality characteristics in teenage years and mortality 9:20 Impulsivity associated with increased risk 10:27 Most personality assess...