CRi Oosight(TM) Instrument Crucial In IVF Breakthrough Demonstrating A Correlation Between Non-Invasive Egg Metrics And Pregnancy
Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi) announced that Oosight(TM), a non-invasive optical imaging system manufactured by CRi and widely used by embryologists as an aid in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF), has been used in a groundbreaking study that investigated ways to select eggs most likely to produce a pregnancy.
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What Is Crohn's Disease? What Causes Crohn's Disease?
with clinically active (OR symptomatic) Crohn"s disease who cannot tolerate or are refractory to immunosuppressants and/or anti-TNF agents, a study found. Nutritional supplementation Children with Crohn"s disease may need high-calorie liquid formulas, especially if their growth is being affected. Sometimes patients may be fed intravenously for a short period (rarely). Feeding a patient intravenously, through a drip, may help those whose intestines need to rest, or patients whose intestines are not absorbing enough nutrition from the food they eat. Most patients with Crohn"s disease say that the following foods may increase diarrhea and cramping: bulky grains, dairy products, spicy foods, and alcohol. Stem cell therapy Replacing the cells of damaged tissue with other new cells from the same patient is already a reality. Surgery The majority of Crohn"s disease patients will need surgery at some time. When medications no longer control symptoms the only solution sometimes is to operate. Surgery can relieve symptoms that did not respond to medication, or to correct complications, such as abscess, perforation, bleeding, and blockage. Removing part of the intestine can help, but it does not cure Crohn"s disease. Inflammation often returns to the area next to where the affected part of the gut was removed. Some Crohn"s disease patients may require more than one operation during their lives. In some cases a colectomy is needed - the whole colon is removed. During the procedure the surgeon will make a small opening in front of the abdominal wall, and the tip of the ileum is brought to the skin"s surface - this opening is called a stoma. Feces exit the body through the stoma. The stoma is generally located near the beltline, on the right side of the body. A pouch collects the feces. Doctors say that a patient who has a stoma can carry on leading a normal and active life. If the surgeon can remove the diseased section of the intestine and then connect the intestine again, no stoma is needed. The patient and his/her doctor need to consider surgery very carefully. It is not appropriate for everybody. The patient has to bear in mind that after the operation the disease will recur. "Side-to-side isoperistaltic stricturoplasty" procedure can alleviate the pain of Crohn"s disease while sparing the intestine and safeguarding patients from developing malnutrition. Post-operative Crohn"s disease recurrence may be prevented by Infliximab. The majority of Crohn"s disease patients are able to live normal and active lives, hold jobs, raise families, and function successfully. Complications If symptoms are severe and frequent the likelihood of complications is higher. The following complications may require surgery: *Internal bleeding *Stricture - a part of the gut narrows, causing build up of scar tissue, and partial or complete blockage of the intestine *Perforation - a small hole develops in the wall of the gut. Contents leak out of this hole and cause infections or abscesses to develop. *Fistulas - a channel forms between two parts of the gut. (Recommended treatments for fistulas in Crohn"s disease) *Iron deficiency *Food absorption problems *Slightly higher risk of developing bowel cancer *People with Crohn"s disease are at a greater risk of suffering from asthma, a study found Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News TodayPages: 1 [2]