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Stories about: appendicitis

Viral Infections May Be the Cause of Appendicitis Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern) argue in a new scientific paper that appendicitis may in fact be caused by a viral infection of some sort. The condition refers to the inflammation of the appendix, a protuberance in the gut that is believed to be holding a safety ... 19 January 2010 15:01 GMT