NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Following an initial hospitalization for acute alcohol-associated pancreatitis, repeated visits to an outpatient gastrointestinal clinic for brief motivational alcohol ...

Many alcoholic pancreatitis patients continued drinking during COVID-19. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers study the effects of continued alcohol intake and seek better ...

Ann came to the Emergency Department (ED) complaining of severe upper abdominal pain. She had been vomiting and could not keep anything down, even water. She was not very forthcoming with her answers ...

Medical experts warn that binge drinking, even over a short period, can trigger this potentially life-threatening condition, ...

A Los Angeles surgeon said on Wednesday, Aug. 4, that along with increased alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of alcohol-induced pancreatitis cases is rising. Dr. PJ ...

Activity was measured by the amount of free fatty acids released by control or postheparin plasma from an artificial lipoprotein triglyceride substrate during one hour of incubation at 37°C. as ...

Pancreatitis in ethnic minorities is linked to very high levels of triglycerides and the risk is further increased by alcohol abuse and gallstones, according to a study published in the journal ...

Everyday habits such as heavy drinking and unhealthy eating can gradually damage the pancreas. Once injured, the consequences ...

This has been going on for a while. My aunt, whom I love and and consider to be a great and generous person, is and has been for quite some time now a full blown alcoholic.<BR><BR>I've known about ...

Many patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) and acute pancreatitis (AP) have high lifetime cumulative drinking and heavy daily alcohol use, suggesting disease progression toward chronic ...

Alcohol consumption is known to be the principal cause of pancreatitis. Although smoking has also been implicated as a risk factor, its effects on the development of the disease have not been widely ...