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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Poverty and unfavorable health insurance account for only a small portion of the gap in the number of white versus Hispanic or black children who end up with ...

  Appendicitis racial disparities mostly unexplained

  on January 18, 2012 - 9:45am
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  Appendicitis is defined as a swelling of the appendix, which is a little organ attached to the large intestine.

  Appendicitis: Symptoms, Causes, Risks and Treatments

  By EmpowHER on November 20, 2011 - 8:51am
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  If you have a sharp, building pain in your abdomen and you’re not sure why, it wouldn’t be outlandish to think it’s appendicitis.

  Appendicitis: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  By EmpowHER on October 4, 2011 - 1:09pm
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  If you have a sharp, building pain in your abdomen and you’re not sure why, it wouldn’t be outlandish to think it’s appendicitis.

  Knowing When Abdominal Pain is Appendicitis

  By Deborah Ross HERWriter on September 5, 2011 - 8:00pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minimally invasive surgery for a burst appendix appears to be more successful and less costly in the long run than the traditional operation, a new

  Less-invasive appendix surgery shines in new study

  on August 22, 2011 - 2:00pm
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  [Corrects story posted as 20110818elin001. In 8th graf changes "no evidence" to "not enough evidence"]

  REFILE: CT scans to spot appendicitis up sharply in U.S.

  on August 19, 2011 - 8:14am
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of U.S.

  CT scans to spot appendicitis up sharply in U.S.

  on August 18, 2011 - 11:35am
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  The sudden onset of sharp pain felt in the chest is a distinctive sign of an aortic dissection. The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body. It arises from the left ventricle of ...

  

  Top Ten Serious Causes of Abdominal Pain

  on June 23, 2011 - 8:40am
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  If you have an acute pain in your side, it could be gas. Particularly if you just filled-up on bar food and beer.

  Health Myth: It’s Just Gas!

  By Christine Jeffries on February 28, 2011 - 8:30pm
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  We have all heard about, known someone or experienced the phenomenon of appendicitis.

  Appendicitis

  By Aimee Boyle on January 23, 2010 - 1:00pm