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Clays and Wound Healing

Materials
Aluminosilicates, such as montmorillonite, kaolinite, halloysite, and diatomite, have a uniform bidimensional structure, a high surface-to-volume ratio, inherent stiffness, a dual charge distribution, chemical inertness, biocompatibility, abundant active
Guangjian Tian, Zhou Wang, Zongwang Huang, Zuyan Xie, Lu Xia, Yi Zhang   +5 more
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ANORECTAL DISORDERS.

Gastroenterology
This article defines diagnostic criteria, and reviews clinical evaluation and management of fecal incontinence, anorectal pain, dyssynergic defecation (DD), and rectal hyposensitivity and hypersensitivity.
Satish S. C. Rao, A. Bharucha, E. Carrington, U. Grossi, A. Malcolm, Leila Neshatian, J. Remes-Troche   +6 more
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Burden of drug use for gastrointestinal symptoms and functional gastrointestinal disorders in France: a national study using reimbursement data for 57 million inhabitants

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2019
Background: Gastrointestinal therapeutic drugs (GTDs) are extensively prescribed. The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of GTD use in a large population: the French general health scheme beneficiaries (87% of the 66 million ...
Philippe Tuppin, Sébastien Rivière, David Deutsch, Christelle Gastaldi-Menager, Jean-Marc Sabaté   +4 more
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Bacillus clausii as adjunctive treatment for acute community-acquired diarrhea among Filipino children: a large-scale, multicenter, open-label study (CODDLE)

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2019
Background Diarrhea is among the main causes of pediatric mortality in the Philippines. Probiotics have been shown to be beneficial in the management of acute diarrhea.
Jo-Anne A. de Castro, Mary Jean Villa-Real Guno, Marcos O. Perez   +2 more
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LC–MS/QTOF-Based Metabolite Profiling and Antidiarrheal Activity of Ethyl Acetate Fraction of Jernang Fruit

Biology, Medicine & Natural Product Chemistry
Diarrhea remains a major public health problem in Indonesia, particularly in rural areas with limited access to healthcare. In Aceh Province, it is a leading cause of medical visits among children under five.
Siti Samaniyah, Ulfa Husna Dhirah, Refa Alaydrus, Aida Apriani   +3 more
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Utilization of Patient-Reported Outcomes to Guide Symptom Management during Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

Frontiers in Oncology, 2017
IntroductionUtilization of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to guide symptom management during radiation therapy is increasing. This study focuses on the use of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite for Clinical Practice (EPIC-CP) as a tool to ...
Malika Danner, Ming-yang Hung, Thomas M. Yung, Marilyn Ayoob, Siyuan Lei, Brian T. Collins, Simeng Suy, Sean P. Collins   +7 more
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Fat Malabsorption in Short Bowel Syndrome: A Review of Pathophysiology and Management

Nutrition in clinical practice
Fat malabsorption is central to the pathophysiology of short bowel syndrome (SBS). It occurs in patients with insufficient intestinal surface area and/or function, to maintain metabolic and growth demands.
Thomas I. Hirsch, S. Z. Wang, S. Fligor, Mikayla Quigley, K. Gura, M. Puder, S. Tsikis   +6 more
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Trends Associated with Hemorrhoids in Japan: Data Mining of Medical Information Datasets and the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan (NDB) Open Data Japan.

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2020
Hemorrhoids are a common anorectal disease. Epidemiological studies on medication trends and risk factors using information from real-world databases are rare. Our objective was to analyze the relationship between hemorrhoid treatment prescription trends
Ririka Mukai, Kazuyo Shimada, Takaaki Suzuki, Satoshi Nakao, Mizuki Tanaka, Kiyoka Matsumoto, Yuuki Yoshida, Fumiya Goto, Misaki Inoue, Riko Satake, Yuri Nishibata, Honami Sugihara, Mitsuhiro Nakamura   +12 more
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Epidemiology and Self-Treatment of Travelers’ Diarrhea in a Large, Prospective Cohort of Department of Defense Beneficiaries

Journal of Travel Medicine, 2014
Background Infectious diarrhea is a common problem among travelers. Expert guidelines recommend the prompt use of antibiotics for self-treatment of moderate or severe traveler’s diarrhea (TD).
T. Lalani, J. Maguire, E. Grant, Jamie A. Fraser, A. Ganesan, Mark D. Johnson, Robert Deiss, M. Riddle, T. Burgess, D. Tribble   +9 more
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Enterocolitis and other immunotherapy and targeted therapy-related gastrointestinal manifestations: A review for gastroenterologist

Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition)
New oncologic treatments, particularly immunotherapy (IT), have revolutionized the treatment of advanced-stage malignant tumors. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are the main form of IT and act by increasing T cell activity and the organism’s immune response
O. Gómez Escudero
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