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News: February 14, 2012

Surgery May Beat Antibiotics for Appendicitis, Study Finds
THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although some researchers believe antibiotics can often cure appendicitis, surgery remains the more effective treatment, French investigators suggest. Uncomplicated appendicitis may be treated with antibiotics a...
Air Pollution May Cause Appendicitis: Study
MONDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution is already linked to respiratory and cardiovascular ills, and now researchers say the dirty air you breathe may also cause appendicitis. Authors of a new study published in the Oct. 5 issue of the C...
Experimental Urine Test Spots Appendicitis
TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new urine test may one day spot appendicitis faster and more accurately than current tests do, researchers report. Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children, but the diagnosis can be chal...
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