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Man, 73, has part of his bowel removed after it was penetrated by a 2cm fish bone

Man, 73, needed part of his bowel removed after a 2cm-long fish bone he accidentally swallowed perforated his intestine The unnamed man went to hospital in Japan with severe abdominal pain Scan revealed a ‘linear body’ had penetrated his small intestine  Man recalled eating yellowtail fish the day before his pain started  By Alexandra Thompson Senior… Read More »

Doubt cast on link between tenofovir disoproxil and bone fractures

Treatment with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) does not increase the risk of fractures, according to French research published in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Findings of the case-controlled study showed there was no association between tenofovir disoproxil and fractures in any of the statistical models designed by the authors.… Read More »