Appendicitis
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Appendix removal is the most common emergency surgery in children, but researchers say that antibiotics might offer a less-invasive alternative
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Singer pulls out of series of shows after being diagnosed with appendicitis and will undergo surgery in next few weeks
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Nobody really knows what the appendix is for. Recently it has been speculated that this little extension of the gut may harbour special, protective bacteria
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Ian Sample: Like the male nipple and coccyx, the appendix is often viewed as extraneous evolutionary baggage that never quite got lost on the long-haul journey to modern humanity.
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Dr Tom Smith on Antioxidant supplements | Tonsils and appendix
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Appendicitis.
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Fit young people are still dying of appendicitis because doctors sometimes fail to recognise the symptoms, according to an authoritative report into hospital deaths.
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Private medical insurance (PMI) pays for you to have private treatment if you have an acute condition, such as appendicitis, or an acute episode of a chronic condition, such as asthma or diabetes.
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Laura Cook woke up during her appendix operation. Claire Wallerstein, whose mother faced a similar ordeal, reports...
Is the mystery of the appendix close to being unravelled?