MedPage Today, of the University of Pennsylvania has recently highlighted a study from Boston University lead by J. Alexander Cole, reviewing 100,000 medical and pharmacy records of IBS patients "enrolled in a national health insurance plan". <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/IrritableBowelSyndrome/dh/4197 ">medpage today article link.</a>With a 95% CI, found correlation of 60% likelihood an IBS patient would also have at least one additional diagnosis of fibromyalgia, migraine, and/or depression in "odds ratios" of 1.8, 1.6, and 1.4 respectively. IBS symptoms of constipation or diarrhea could not be ascertained from the records and hence if that had correlative association.
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As if IBS isn't enough to contend with...
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MedPage Today, of the University of Pennsylvania has recently highlighted a study from Boston University lead by J. Alexander Cole, reviewing 100,000 medical and pharmacy records of IBS patients "enrolled in a national health insurance plan". <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/IrritableBowelSyndrome/dh/4197 ">medpage today article link.</a>With a 95% CI, found correlation of 60% likelihood an IBS patient would also have at least one additional diagnosis of fibromyalgia, migraine, and/or depression in "odds ratios" of 1.8, 1.6, and 1.4 respectively. IBS symptoms of constipation or diarrhea could not be ascertained from the records and hence if that had correlative association.
MedPage Today, of the University of Pennsylvania has recently highlighted a study from Boston University lead by J. Alexander Cole, reviewing 100,000 medical and pharmacy records of IBS patients "enrolled in a national health insurance plan". <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/IrritableBowelSyndrome/dh/4197 ">medpage today article link.</a>With a 95% CI, found correlation of 60% likelihood an IBS patient would also have at least one additional diagnosis of fibromyalgia, migraine, and/or depression in "odds ratios" of 1.8, 1.6, and 1.4 respectively. IBS symptoms of constipation or diarrhea could not be ascertained from the records and hence if that had correlative association.
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that's interesting peter. Thanks for posting it.
blindhearted
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that's interesting peter. Thanks for posting it.
blindhearted
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that's interesting peter. Thanks for posting it.