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NSAIDs and Peptic Ulcers
On this page:
- What is a peptic ulcer?
- What causes peptic ulcers?
- What is H. pylori?
- What are NSAIDs?
- How do NSAIDs cause a peptic ulcer?
- What are the symptoms of a peptic ulcer?
- How is a peptic ulcer diagnosed?
- How is a peptic ulcer treated?
- Can H. pylori infection be prevented?
- Can antacids or milk help a peptic ulcer heal?
- What if NSAIDs are still needed?
- Points to Remember
- Hope through Research
- For More Information
- Acknowledgments
What is a peptic ulcer?
A peptic ulcer is a sore on the lining of the stomach or duodenum—the beginning of the small intestine. Less commonly, a peptic ulcer may develop just above the stomach in the esophagus, the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
A peptic ulcer in the stomach is called a gastric ulcer. One that occurs in the duodenum is called a duodenal ulcer. People can have both gastric and duodenal ulcers at the same time. They also can develop peptic ulcers more than once in their lifetime.
Peptic ulcers are common. Each year in the United States, about half a million people develop a peptic ulcer.1
What causes peptic ulcers?
A bacterium called Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a major cause of peptic ulcers. H. pylori-induced ulcers often occur in the duodenum. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin and ibuprofen, are another common cause. Ulcers caused by NSAID use frequently appear in the stomach. Rarely, cancerous or noncancerous tumors in the stomach, duodenum, or pancreas cause ulcers.
Peptic ulcers are not caused by stress or eating spicy food, but both can make ulcer symptoms worse. Smoking and drinking alcohol also can worsen ulcers and prevent healing.
What is H. pylori?
H. pylori is a type of bacteria—a germ that may cause infection. H. pylori infection is common, particularly in developing countries, and often begins in childhood. Symptoms usually don't occur until adulthood, although most people never have any symptoms. H. pylori bacteria are found in roughly half of people who develop peptic ulcers.1
1Ramakrishnan K, Salinas RC. Peptic ulcer disease. American Family Physician. 2007;76(7):1005–1012.
What are NSAIDs?
NSAIDs are medicines that reduce pain, fever, and inflammation. A small, daily dose of one common NSAID—aspirin—can even help prevent heart attacks in some people.
In addition to aspirin and ibuprofen, other common over-the-counter NSAIDs include naproxen and ketoprofen. Acetaminophen is not an NSAID. Some NSAIDs require a doctor's prescription.
NSAIDs offer many benefits. However, people who regularly take these medicines—such as those with chronic conditions like arthritis—are five times more likely to develop peptic ulcers than people who do not take them.2 Even occasional users of NSAIDs—of any age—can develop a peptic ulcer. But the risk of developing an NSAID induced peptic ulcer increases with
- dose and frequency of NSAIDs
- use of multiple NSAIDs
- length of time taking NSAIDs
- age—more likely in those age 60 or older
- gender—more common in women than men
- a history of peptic ulcers
- smoking
- alcohol use
- use of corticosteroids, such as prednisone
2Huang J-Q, Sridhar S, Hunt RH. Role of Helicobacter pylori infection and non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs in peptic ulcer disease: a metaanalysis. Lancet. 2002;359:14–22.
How do NSAIDs cause a peptic ulcer?
NSAIDs work by inhibiting two enzymes, substances that cause chemical changes in the body, called COX-1 and COX-2. Both enzymes produce prostaglandins—chemicals produced in the body's cells—that promote pain, inflammation, and fever.
However, unlike COX-2, COX-1 produces another type of prostaglandin that protects the stomach lining from stomach acid and helps control bleeding. By inhibiting COX-1, NSAIDs increase the risk of a peptic ulcer developing and bleeding.
What are the symptoms of a peptic ulcer?
Abdominal discomfort is the most common symptom of both gastric and duodenal ulcers. Felt anywhere between the navel and the breastbone, this discomfort usually
- is a dull or burning pain
- occurs when the stomach is empty—between meals or during the night
- may be briefly relieved by eating food, in the case of duodenal ulcers, or by taking antacids, in both types of peptic ulcers
- lasts for minutes to hours
- comes and goes for several days or weeks
Other symptoms of a peptic ulcer may include
- weight loss
- poor appetite
- bloating
- burping
- nausea
- vomiting
Some people experience only mild symptoms or none at all.
Emergency Symptoms
A person who has any of the following symptoms should call a doctor right away:
- sharp, sudden, persistent, and severe stomach pain
- bloody or black stools
- bloody vomit or vomit that looks like coffee grounds
These "alarm" symptoms could be signs of a serious problem, such as
- bleeding—when acid or the peptic ulcer breaks a blood vessel
- perforation—when the peptic ulcer burrows completely through the stomach or duodenal wall
- obstruction—when the peptic ulcer blocks the path of food trying to leave the stomach
How is a peptic ulcer diagnosed?
Noninvasive Techniques
If a patient has peptic ulcer symptoms, the doctor first asks about use of over-the-counter and prescription NSAIDs. Patients who are taking an NSAID are asked to stop, reduce the dose, or switch to another medication.
Then the doctor tests to see if H. pylori is present. Testing is important because people with an H. pylori infection require additional medicines than are given to people who have an NSAID-induced ulcer but no infection.
Doctors use one of three simple, noninvasive tests to detect H. pylori in a patient's blood, breath, or stool. Because the breath test and stool test more accurately detect H. pylori than the blood test, some doctors prefer to use one of these two tests. Each test described below is easily performed, often in an outpatient setting such as a doctor's office or lab.
- Blood test. A blood sample is taken from the patient's vein and tested for H. pylori antibodies. Antibodies are substances the body produces to fight invading harmful substances—called antigens—such as the H. pylori bacterium.
- Urea breath test. The patient swallows a capsule, liquid, or pudding that contains urea "labeled" with a special carbon atom. After a few minutes, the patient breathes into a container, exhaling carbon dioxide. If the special carbon atom is found in the exhaled breath, H. pylori is present, as this bacterium contains large amounts of urease, a chemical that breaks urea down into carbon dioxide and ammonia.
- Stool antigen test. The patient provides a stool sample, which is tested for H. pylori antigens.
Invasive Techniques
If a patient has any alarm symptoms, the doctor orders an endoscopy or upper gastrointestinal (GI) series. Many doctors also recommend these tests for patients who first experience peptic ulcer symptoms around age 50. Often performed as outpatient procedures in a hospital, both procedures are painless and allow the doctor to look inside the patient's stomach and duodenum.
For an endoscopy, the patient is lightly sedated. The doctor passes an endoscope—a thin, lighted tube with a tiny camera on the end—into the patient's mouth and down the throat to the stomach and duodenum. With this tool, the doctor can closely examine the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
The doctor can use the endoscope to take photos of ulcers or remove a tiny piece of tissue—no bigger than a match head—to view with a microscope. This procedure is called a biopsy. The biopsied tissue is examined to see if H. pylori is present.
If an ulcer is bleeding, the doctor can use the endoscope to inject medicines that help the blood clot or to guide a heat probe that burns tissue to stop bleeding—a process called cauterization.
For an upper GI series, the patient drinks a white, chalky liquid called barium. The barium makes the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum and any ulcers show up clearly on an x ray. Sedation is not necessary for this procedure.
How is a peptic ulcer treated?
Peptic ulcers are treated based on their cause. In the case of NSAID-induced ulcers, the presence of H. pylori also determines the treatment strategy.
NSAID-induced Ulcers without H. pylori Present
If NSAIDs are the cause and H. pylori is not present, the doctor prescribes medicine to reduce stomach acid. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine receptor blockers (H2 blockers) are acid-reducing medicines that help relieve peptic ulcer pain after a few weeks and promote ulcer healing.
PPIs and H2 blockers work in different ways:
- PPIs suppress acid production by halting the mechanism that pumps acid into the stomach.
- H2 blockers work by blocking histamine, which stimulates acid secretion.
PPIs offer the added benefit of reducing the risk of serious complications—alarm symptoms—in people with ulcers caused by NSAIDs. Research shows that after 4 weeks of treatment, patients taking PPIs had earlier pain relief and better healing rates than those taking H2 blockers.
NSAID-induced Ulcers with H. pylori Present
In addition to treating an NSAID-induced ulcer with a PPI or an H2 blocker, antibiotics are prescribed if an H. pylori infection is present. Antibiotics destroy the H. pylori bacteria and cure the infection. Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol) also may be prescribed to protect the stomach lining from acid. Although bismuth subsalicylate may kill H. pylori, it is used with—not in place of—antibiotics in some treatment regimens.
Antibiotic regimens may differ throughout the world because some strains of H. pylori have become resistant to certain antibiotics—meaning that an antibiotic that once destroyed the bacterium is no longer effective. Doctors closely follow research on antibiotic treatments for H. pylori infection to know which treatment strategy will destroy which strain.
In the United States, clarithromycin-based triple therapy—triple therapy, for short—is the standard treatment for an H. pylori infection. The doctor prescribes the antibiotic clarithromycin, a PPI, and the antibiotics amoxicillin or metronidazole for 10 to 14 days. Because research shows higher cure rates with 14 days of treatment, some doctors now prescribe triple therapy for this longer period.
Bismuth quadruple therapy is another treatment strategy used in the United States. The patient takes a PPI, bismuth subsalicylate, and the antibiotics tetracycline and metronidazole for 10 to 14 days. Bismuth quadruple therapy is used to treat patients in one of several situations, including if the patient
- cannot take amoxicillin—a penicillin-like antibiotic—because of a penicillin allergy
- has been treated before with a macrolide antibiotic, such as clarithromycin
- is still infected with H. pylori because triple therapy failed to kill the bacteria
Triple therapy and bismuth quadruple therapy may cause nausea and other side effects, including
- stomach upset
- diarrhea
- headache
- a metallic taste
- a darkened tongue or stools
- flushing when drinking alcohol
- sensitivity to the sun
Patients should discuss any bothersome side effects with their doctor, who may prescribe other medicines to kill the bacteria and cure the ulcer.
Although antibiotics can cure 80 to 90 percent of H. pylori infections,3 eliminating H. pylori can be difficult. Patients must take all medicines exactly as prescribed, even when the peptic ulcer pain is gone.
At least 4 weeks after treatment, doctors test patients using a breath or stool test to be sure the H. pylori infection has been cured. Blood tests are not useful after treatment because a patient's blood can test positive for H. pylori even after the bacteria have been eliminated.
If infection is still present, ulcers could recur or, less commonly, stomach cancer could develop. Thus, some patients need to take more than one round of medicines to kill the H. pylori bacteria. Bismuth quadruple therapy is one of several treatments used after initial treatment has failed—a strategy called "rescue" or "salvage" therapy. In the second round of treatment, the doctor prescribes different antibiotics than those used in the first round. Amoxicillin, however, can be used again to treat H. pylori infection because H. pylori resistance to this antibiotic is rare.
3Yuan Y, Padol IT, Hunt RH. Peptic ulcer today. Nature Clinical Practice: Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2006;3(2):80–89.
Can H. pylori infection be prevented?
No one knows for sure how H. pylori spreads, so prevention is difficult. Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine to prevent—and even cure—H. pylori infection. To help prevent infection, doctors advise people to
- wash their hands with soap and water after using the bathroom and before eating
- eat food that has been washed well and cooked properly
- drink water from a clean, safe source
Can antacids or milk help a peptic ulcer heal?
An antacid may make the ulcer pain go away temporarily, but it will not kill H. pylori. People being treated for H. pylori should check with their doctor before taking antacids. Some of the antibiotics used to kill H. pylori may not work as well if combined with an antacid.
People used to believe drinking milk helped peptic ulcers heal. But doctors know now that while milk may make an ulcer feel better briefly, it also increases stomach acid, which makes ulcers worse. Patients should talk with their doctor about drinking milk while an ulcer is healing.
What if NSAIDs are still needed?
Many people have come to rely on NSAIDs. Some take the smallest possible dose of aspirin once a day to keep their heart healthy. Others take NSAIDs throughout the day to reduce pain and inflammation. As with all medicines, NSAIDs offer many benefits, while also carrying some risks.
Doctors and patients work together to weigh the benefits and risks of using NSAIDs, even when NSAIDs have caused an ulcer. Patients who stop taking an NSAID at their doctor's request may want to resume use once they feel better. In other patients, the benefits of taking an NSAID outweigh the risks. In such cases, the doctor works with the patient to determine how an NSAID can be safely continued.
Whether deciding to resume or continue using NSAIDs, patients should tell their doctor about all prescription and nonprescription medicines they take. The doctor then decides if the patient can safely use an NSAID that caused an ulcer or should switch to a different NSAID. In either case, the doctor prescribes a PPI or H2 blocker to protect the stomach and duodenal lining and promote healing.
People with a current or resolved NSAID-induced ulcer who need the benefits of NSAIDs can promote healing and reduce the risk of ulcer recurrence by
- taking the NSAID with a meal
- using the lowest effective dose possible
- quitting smoking
- avoiding or limiting alcohol
Peptic ulcers can return, however, even when patients have been careful to reduce their risk.
Points to Remember
A peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum.
Use of NSAIDs—such as aspirin and ibuprofen—is a leading cause of peptic ulcers. The bacterium H. pylori is another major cause.
Neither stress nor spicy food causes ulcers. Smoking or drinking alcohol, however, each can worsen ulcers and prevent their healing.
The abdominal discomfort of peptic ulcers
– feels like a dull or burning pain
– occurs when the stomach is empty—between meals or during the night
– may be briefly relieved by eating food, in the case of duodenal ulcers, or by taking antacids, in both types of peptic ulcers
– lasts for minutes to hours
– comes and goes for several days or weeks
People with NSAID-induced ulcers may have to stop taking the NSAID, try a lower dose, or switch medicines.
If NSAIDs are still needed, acid-reducing medicines are taken to protect the stomach and duodenal lining and promote healing.
In many people who develop ulcers from NSAIDs, H. pylori bacteria are also present.
If an H. pylori infection is present, antibiotics must be taken.
Testing after treatment for an H. pylori infection is needed to be sure the bacteria are gone.
To help prevent an H. pylori infection, people should
– wash their hands after using the bathroom and before eating
– eat properly prepared food
– drink water from a clean, safe source
- To help prevent ulcers from NSAIDs,
doctors may ask their patients to
– take NSAIDs with a meal
– use the lowest effective dose possible
– take a PPI or H2 blocker
- compare the effectiveness of existing medicines used to prevent ulcer development and complications
- develop new medicines to prevent ulcer development and complications
- identify GI-friendly alternatives to NSAIDs
- improve understanding of how the duodenal lining can protect itself from stomach-acid injury
Hope through Research
Researchers are searching for ways to give people the benefits of NSAIDs without the GI risks. The range of research includes studies to
Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others by contributing to medical research. For information about current studies, visit www.ClinicalTrials.gov.
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This page is a resource for all those who want to learn how to become a psychiatrist. It is a resource dedicated to helping the next generation of psychological medical professionals get the information they need to going down this awesome career path. We have a guide below, as well as links to helpful resources.
The first thing that you need to do is to spend some time in doing research so that you can find out exactly what the career is and whether you will be able to adjust yourself for it or not. You should know the duty of the psychiatrist and also that you have the skills required for becoming a psychiatrist. Without proper knowledge about it, you cannot take a decision else it can really put you in to great trouble. There are certain things that you should do if you are really into being psychiatrist.
Getting a Bachelor's Degree
You should first earn the bachelor's degree with the aim of pre medical preparations. During your graduation period you should do the preparations that can help you in starting your career in the medical field. There is another option for choosing the bachelor's degree in the niche of psychology. This is not the only option you have. You can do your bachelor's degree in health science or sociology for entering in to the niche of psychiatry later on in your career. When you are doing your under graduation, make sure that you are joining the courses that can help you in preparing yourself for the premedical entrance. These courses can include the ones that teach you physics, chemistry, biology etc. You can also enquire in your school where you are doing your graduation about the requirements and also needs for entering into the medical field. There are also chances for you to attend the test during the junior year. Attending this examination that acts as the entrance for the medical course is important and also can help you in gaining admission along with the grades that you have in your graduation. Both the scores for exam as well as graduation have importance for your admission for a course that is related with psychiatry.
The Things to Consider in Your Bachelor's Degree
When you are choosing the bachelor's degree, make sure that you have organic chemistry for one year, inorganic chemistry for one year, mathematics for one year, as well as physics for one year. Only such courses can help you in entering in to the medical school. The grades need to be really good for you to get the admission in the medical school that you are aiming at. There are many universities that provide pre medical programs that are capable of fulfilling all the requirements for you to apply for the medical schools. It is always better for you to choose the school that is popular as well as reputed so that you can be sure about making your path to the medical school much easier. When you are learning in the college, you should try to do internship at hospital or for doing some volunteer work. .
Getting the Medical Degree
The psychiatrists also need to go through the same kind of medical training program that every medical practitioner need to go through. Along with gaining knowledge about mind, you get the opportunity for knowing well about the way body works. You may also get the idea about treating different kinds of illnesses. The medical degree is capable of providing you with the basic knowledge that is necessary for making yourself an excellent as well as responsible doctor. There are various things like internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics, emergency, family practice; paediatrics as well as medicine that you need to pass for becoming a psychiatrist.
Deciding the Sub Specialty
You should be able to decide the sub specialty in which you want to specialize your career. You should have better focus on the psychiatric research, particular kinds of illnesses and also research on the various sub specialties so that you can find out the field in which you want to focus during your career as psychiatrist. Addiction psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, child psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, neuropsychiatry etc are the various sub specialties available in psychiatry.
Completing Residency
After the completion of MD or Do, you should spend another four years in getting experience in dealing with patients under a licensed doctor's supervision. The first year of the residency can include many months learning about neurology as well as medicine. The residency is the period in which you will be applying everything that you have learned theoretically. Psychiatry, neurology, rotations of general medicine etc are certain things that you learn during the degree. You also get the opportunity for working with patients who are in psychiatric ward.
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There are certain certifications that can help you in getting better job opportunities. It is not necessary for every psychiatrist to have all this but it can be a better thing. You can get certified by AOBNP, ABPN etc for getting better image as a professional. You should try to get certificate for the field of psychiatry that you are willing to pursue.
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Obama's motorcade was greeted on campus by demonstrators on both sides of the hydrofracking debate. There were far more anti-frackers.
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Mitral stenosis is a narrowing of the mitral valve in the heart. This valve is located between the upper chamber and the lower pumping chamber of the left side of the heart. Blood must flow from the atrium, through the mitral valve, and into the ventricle before being pumped out into the rest of the body. Mitral stenosis may result in poor blood flow between the two left chambers, so not enough blood and oxygen is pumped throughout the body.
The most common cause of mitral stenosis is rheumatic fever, which scars the mitral valve. A less common cause is a congenital defect, usually part of a complex of multiple heart defects present at birth. Very rare causes include infectious endocarditis, blood clots, tumors, or other growths that block blood flow through the mitral valve.
Risk Factors
Mitral stenosis pesents most often between ages 30-50 years old. The main risk factor for is rheumatic fever. Other factors that increase your risk of mitral valve stenosis include:
- Congenital abnormality of the valve
- Sex: female
- Family history
- History of radiation treatment to the chest
- IV drug use
Symptoms may include:
- Difficulty breathing, especially during exercise and when lying flat
- Awakening short of breath in the middle of the night
- Fatigue
- Sensation of rapid or irregular heartbeat
- Cough with exertion
- Coughing up blood
- Swelling of the legs or feet
- Frequent respiratory infections
- Lightheadedness, fainting
- Chest pain, such as squeezing, pressure, or tightness—rare
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. The doctor may be alerted to mitral stenosis by the following:
- Abnormal heartsounds, such as a heart murmur or snap
- Stretching of a vein in the neck
- Signs of fluid in the lungs
Images may be taken of your chest. This can be done with:
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- Holter monitor
If you have mild mitral stenosis, your condition will need to be monitored, but may not need immediate treatment for symptoms associated with mitral stenosis. When symptoms become more severe, you may need to limit exertion and avoid high-salt foods. In addition, treatments may include:
Drugs may be prescribed to treat specific symptoms associated with mitral stenosis. These medications include:
- Drugs that lower the heart rate and improve the heart's function
- Water pills
- Blood-thinning drugs
- Drugs to control heart arrhythmias
You may also need to take antibiotics when you have certain infections. This will help prevent further damage to your heart.
Common types of heart valve surgery include:
- Mitral valvulotomy—A surgical cut or enlargement is made in the stenotic mitral valve to relieve the obstruction.
- Balloon valvuloplasty—A balloon device is inserted into the blocked mitral valve to open or enlarge the valve. This may provide temporary relief of symptoms. However, the valve may become blocked again.
- Mitral valve replacement—This is the surgical replacement of a defective heart valve. This surgery is usually delayed until symptoms are severe or the patient can no longer be helped by other procedures.
If you are diagnosed with mitral stenosis, follow your doctor's instructions.
If you are diagnosed with mitral stenosis, follow your doctor's instructions.
Most cases of mitral stenosis can be avoided by preventing rheumatic fever:
- Treat strep throat infections promptly to avoid rheumatic fever, which can cause scarring of the heart valve. Always finish all of the antibiotics prescribed, even if you feel better before taking all of the doses.
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In addition, there are several things you can do to try to avoid some of the complications of mitral stenosis:
- Get regular medical care, including checkups and periodic electrocardiograms.
- Talk to your dentist and doctor about your condition before any medical or dental procedures. It is no longer recommended that you take antibiotics to prevent infections before dental or medical procedures, but it may be necessary in some cases.
- If your valve problem was caused by rheumatic fever, talk to your doctor about antibiotic treatment to prevent future episodes of rheumatic fever.
- Avoid caffeine, alcohol, and drugs that speed up your heart rate. They will only worsen your symptoms.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Follow your doctor's recommendations for exercise.
- Ask your doctor about cutting back on salt. This may help decrease the pressure in your heart and improve your symptoms.
- Monitor your blood pressure and inform your healthcare provider if you seem to be developing high blood pressure, which can worsen your symptoms.
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Legendary film critic Roger Ebert died on April 4 at age 70 after facing a recurrence of cancer.
Roger Ebert's public struggle with cancer started in 2002, when he was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and had operations to remove cancer of the thyroid, salivary glands and chin. His look changed drastically and he lost his ability to eat, drink and speak. His positive attitude and desire to continue working proved an inspiration. Here's a look at his life over the years.
Roger Ebert, photographed here with Russ Meyer in 1970, co-wrote Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, which was directed by Meyer.
In 1975, he became the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, for his Sun-Times reviews.
Ebert was originally paired with fellow Chicago film critic Gene Siskel for the a public television film critic show. In 1986, they signed a contract with Buena Vista Television to syndicate the program under the titles "Siskel & Ebert" or "Siskel and Ebert at the Movies" and became famous for rating movies with a "thumbs up" or a "thumbs down." The two basically created the notion of a movie reviewer as TV star.
Gene Siskel passed away in 1999 and afterward, the show was renamed "Roger Ebert & the Movies" and began rotating co-hosts. In September 2000 Richard Roeper, a fellow Sun-Times columnist, became the permanent co-host and the show was renamed "Ebert & Roeper." Ebert left the show in 2006 because of his illness and Roeper left in 2008.
In 2005, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Ebert was loved by many of the film stars he critiqued in his work. Here he poses with actress Marisa Tomei at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in 2005.
Actor, director and Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford (R) smiles next to film critic Roger Ebert following a news conference on the first day of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in 2010.
Roger Ebert married to wife Chaz in 1992 and she attended many premiers and events with the film critic. In a Sun-Times blog post dated July 17, 2012, Ebert wrote about his wife: "She fills my horizon, she is the great fact of my life. This woman never lost her love, and when it was necessary she forced me to want to live. She was always there believing I could do it."


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Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: - A Florida federal judge dismissed an investor lawsuit alleging that Paulson & Co. had fail to notice red flags when one of its hedge funds, Paulson Advantage Plus L.P., bought a stake once worth $880m in Sino-Forest Corp, according to several reports yesterday.
An amended order was entered on March 31, 2013, granting Paulson's motion to dismiss the case, Reuters reported. The judge ruled that the investor did not have the standing to sue and claim a fiduciary relationship with Paulson.
In June 2011, a research report by Carson Block of Muddy Waters Research made allegations that Sino-Forest, a commercial forest plantation operator in China listed in Canada, had been fraudulently inflating its assets and earnings, and that the company's shares were essentially worthless. Muddy Waters, which also shorted Sino-Forest shares, made the case that Sino-Forest was no more than a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. Sino Forest share price subsequently plummeted by around 82%.
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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: London-based Old Park Capital announced the launch of its Cayman Island-domiciled the Old Park Capital Maestro Fund Limited that will be managed according to the Maestro strategy.
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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Swiss alternative investment company ALTIN AG outperformed in the first
half of this year and posted 3.43% returns as at end June 30.
Comparatively, the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index managed 1.53%
gains while the MSCI World Hedged index posted 3.36% returns
In the week ending 29 August, 2014, eVestment said total assets in hedge funds declined in July, dropping 0.49% to $3.017tln; the hedge fund industry consolidated last year (2013) with the number of funds falling by around a tenth from 2012 but assets under management rose to $2.6tln; private
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Most hedge funds and CTAs posted positive returns last week as the
markets started their rebound and progressively recouped their losses
after a challenging beginning in August on the back of higher risk
aversion. Easing of geopolitical tension in Iraq and Ukrain
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Context Asset Management has filed for its second fund the Context Macro Opportunities fund, according to SEC filings. The fund will focus on multiple macro strategies including break-even inflation trading, capital structure arbitrage, hedged mortgage-backed s
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Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Kanaly Trust has partnered with Meritage Capital in developing alternatives investment solutions to offer to Kanaly HNW (high net worth) investors as part of their portfolio strategy. This is a joint effort between the two firms with Meritage acting as a sub-ad
In the week ending 22 August, 2014; a study by MainStay Investments found that female investors are more interested in alternative investments compared to their male counterparts with 60% of women surveyed expecting alternatives to become a core part of their portfolio; a joint study by Ineic
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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Jo White said that the reforms the SEC would introduce in money market funds would fundamentally change the way the industry will operate.
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On the one hand, they've stuck around the top of the AL East longer than anyone could have anticipated and won 49 games before the break. On the other, they've struggled recently, staggering to the first-half finish line nine games behind the New York Yankees. Whatever the perspective, it's obvious that the trio of All-Stars in Chicago is the most responsible for the team's fortunes.
Carlos Delgado leads the American League in home runs and the Majors in RBIs. Roy Halladay is baseball's only 13-game winner. Both are making their second All-Star appearances. Vernon Wells is the newcomer, and all he's done in his second full season is stand fourth in the AL in homers and behind only Delgado in ribbies.
Delgado is the eldest statesman of the group, at age 31, showing exactly how bright the future is for this organization. He last went to the All-Star Game in 2000. Halladay, just 26, is in his second Midsummer Classic in a row. Wells, 24, was taking it all in for the very first time.
"It's fun. It's a circus, but it's a dream come true," Wells said. "I 'm here to enjoy this. There are enough superstars in this room. I'm happy to be among them. It's definitely an honor and a treat."
Being a part of that Jays offense has been a treat as well. Toronto trails only the Red Sox in batting average, slugging percentage and runs scored, the main reason why talking about the Jays and a playoff spot isn't absurd. Toronto's lineup, featuring Wells and Delgado and a host of other .300 hitters, produced at an absolutely torrid pace as the Blue Jays climbed closer and closer to the Yankees and Red Sox. Recently, that rate has understandably slowed, and combined with a pitching slump, has contributed to Toronto's slip in the playoff race.
"We have to realize it's hard to keep that up for 162 games," Delgado, the realist, said. "It's hard to hit .300 all year.
"I think we were pitching. Teams go as far as their pitching. A team with good offense will battle, but teams that go to the playoffs pitch better. The last two, two and a half weeks, we haven't pitched as well as we wanted to."
Everyone except for Halladay, of course. The young ace hasn't lost a game since April 15. For much of the 13-game winning streak, Halladay hasn't felt any added pressure to keep winning. And even when the Jays struggled recently, he used it as motivation, not as a negative.
"I was fortunate, when it was happening, we were really playing well and were winning a lot of games," Halladay said. "The last two or three starts, it's been important for me to pitch well. I wanted to pitch well against the two teams in front of us.
"But I like it. It's an opportunity and challenge, more than pressure."
Whether the pressure mounts after the break remains to be seen. Series with the Yankees and Red Sox could go a long way to determine whether these Blue Jays All-Stars have to worry about playoff races. Either way, no one involved wants Toronto to scrap its long-term plan and completely mortgage the future to take a shot at winning now.
"I think we're built for the future," Halladay said. "We jumped out and surprised a lot of teams and got in a position to win. We shouldn't pack things in, but if we don't reach the playoffs, we're still building toward it.
"It's a tough situation and maybe other players feel differently. I want to be a part of the team's future. I really like what we're building."
"I would understand [if we didn't make moves]," Delgado said. "I usually don't question executive decisions. They have to figure out how its going to work. My job is to play, make it exciting as possible close to the deadline and make us buyers instead of sellers."
If the Jays can get hot again, and stay close to the leaders, even if they don't bring in more help, they might have an advantage. Because the Jays' present surprisingly has caught up to their future, they might not have enough experience to get nervous.
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In 1916, the influential Parisian print dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1865–1939) commissioned Georges Rouault (1871–1958) to create a large portfolio of prints based on drawings the artist had done about the ravages of war, human folly, and salvation through Jesus Christ. Inspired by Psalm 51's opening line, "Have mercy on me, O Lord," the resulting portfolio, Miserere, is considered Rouault's masterpiece, as well as a landmark of 20th-century printmaking. Rouault worked feverishly on the 58 metal printing plates, employing a variety of intaglio methods, including etching and aquatint. Working on the plates during two campaigns—1916–1917 and 1920–1927—Rouault made layer upon layer of different marks, along with dense tones and textures, to achieve the incredibly rich prints.
The content of the images, as well as Rouault's laborious, meditative process, have led many scholars to characterize Miserere as the artist's prayer for the salvation of humanity in a tumultuous time scarred by two world wars. When the portfolio was finally published in 1948, it was shown in its entirety in European and American museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Miserere was instantly recognized and celebrated as one of the greatest achievements in 20th-century graphic arts. For the first time in over 20 years, the entire suite is on view at the McNay.
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Reviews by Nameyourhop:
4.55/5 rDev +1.1%
Glass- 10oz snifter- small bar division
Look-it was real dark, had a tan head that would not go away for atleast a half an hour.
Smell-it has a smell of banana chocolate light coffee and vanilla
Taste- it starts with banana and dark chocolate up front and finishes with vanilla and light expresso bean oil with a splash of toffee.
Overal -it's a great beer and I will be at darkness day next year for this one, cheers!
11-15-2011 07:42:53 | More by Nameyourhop
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4.43/5 rDev -1.6%
Thanks to Mike for sharing this one with me! 2011 version. Pours a midnight black color, only the very edges show some dark brown hints; thick, dark, and opaque. The head is a deep tan color, comprised of very fine bubbles and appears to be creamy as hell. It hangs around for a while before it complete vanishes, and it's pretty hard to bring any of it back by just swirling the glass. No real lacing left behind.
Right out of the gate, the aroma is super sweet. Dark currants and fruits, black licorice, toasted brown sugar, and bits of bittersweet chocolate. Some small, extra hints of vanilla reside in the back as well. Not much coffee on the nose (though there is a little bit) - the sweet fruits, sugar, and chocolate kind of steal the show. Booze is apparent, but masked well enough from the barricade of other flavors.
Many other people are calling out a big hop profile in the aroma, but I'm just not getting it. Some very faint char/ashiness that may be from the hop, but I'm grasping at straws, here. I'm just not picking up a big hop character on the nose (barely any at all, actually). This aroma reminds me quite a bit of Dark Lard, but lighter on the brown sugar and not quite as sweet.
A similar thing could be said about the taste. Darkness hits you with a sweetness first and foremost, just like Dark Lord did, but it's a little more tamed in this one. Sugary, burnt caramels, bittersweet cocoa, syrupy molasses, licorice - quite a lot going on here. There were actually a few sips that would remind me of the syrup used in fountain machines to make cola. Less dark fruit on the palate than in the aroma, but some currants and dates are there, sugar coated and sweet as hell.
I'm finally picking up a touch of hops, but still nowhere near enough to combat the sheer malty sweet intensity of this beer. The coffee comes out a little over halfway through and ride well into the aftertaste, leaving a nice roasted coffee bean flavor in my mouth. The sweet brown sugar also hangs in the aftertaste, probably for a little too long. Thick, heavy mouth, though not incredibly creamy or chewy, with lower end carbonation. Lacquers the mouth with a sticky, syrupy coating.
This is a damn fine brew, and I enjoyed it a little bit more than Dark Lord. But unfortunately it suffers from the same flaw of still being a bit too sweet. Darkness does a little bit better of a job taming the sweetness than Dark Lord, however. Lots of different flavors and aromas going on here, and this is a nicely crafted RIS - but the relentless sweetness (in my opinion) is holding it back from being "top of the list" for me.
2012 Vintage shared thanks to Kevin R... Thanks! I liked this one even a bit more than the 2011 that Mike cracked with me earlier this year. Sweetness was evident, yet more controlled. Hoppier, with a better balance of ashy bitterness. More roasty, more drinkable, and even more enjoyable, even though I already like it in the first place. Great brew.
02-20-2013 13:05:43 | More by tectactoe
4.65/5 rDev +3.3%
2007 vintage.
A: Pitch black with decent pale beige head that leaves a lot of creamy lacings.
S: Wonderful aromas of roasted malts, dry coffee notes, rich fruity notes (plums, cherries, figs) and hints of spicy hops. Very balanced and very impressive.
T: The taste is nothing but fantastic - really balanced and spot on. Everything is where it's supposed to be. The flavors are very complex - sweetness from the malts, salt licorice and a bitter finish. Powerful roasted malty aromas and notes of luscious dark fruits, a hint of molasses, tannins, coffee, wood and leafy hops. The finish is somewhat dry and bitter with notes of licorice, leafy hops and malts.
M: Full-bodied with a fat and creamy malty mouthfeel. Gentle carbonation.
D: Almost unbelievably good. Very balanced. The composition is like a symphony - carefully orchestrated with everything at its proper place.
10-29-2009 22:47:24 | More by ricke
5/5 rDev +11.1%
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12-06-2011 05:06:00 | More by Schlais
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4/5 rDev -11.1%
06-05-2013 19:49:03 | More by Dabeel
4/5 rDev -11.1%
03-03-2014 20:39:56 | More by delaced21
New York
4.3/5 rDev -4.4%
2011 Vintage
A - The pour is fittingly black with at least a finger of thick brown head. The lacing really coats the glass nicely with a creamy head that seemingly lasts forever.
S - Very sweet aromas of dark fruits, berries, figs all covered in chocolate with a little bit of caramel and coffee to round it out.
T - Deep, dark, delicious chocolate just dominates the taste. Overall it is sweet, but not overly sweet as sometimes experienced with big Russian Imperial Stouts.
M -Mouthfeel is pretty full bodied, smooth with creamy medium carbonation.
O - A great non-barrel aged stout. There were times that I noticed barrel like qualities. Overall another great brew from Surly.
07-15-2012 21:14:23 | More by SkiBum22
5/5 rDev +11.1%
12-13-2011 19:45:43 | More by farundrpar
4.5/5 rDev 0%
Review is from the February 2007 issue of Beeradvocate Magazine.
Only 12 barrels were made, and we've been blessed with a 1/2 gallon, sent directly from the brewery on ice packs. Kickass!
Aptly named, this is one hell of a black brew. Its dark crown is rich, creamy, tightly formed, and coffee colored. Looks like a freshly frothed coffee. Blackberries, strong sherry, velvety dark chocolate, perfume of soft dried fruits. Thick, viscous, chewy, round, smooth and creamy. Semi-spicy alcohol is caught in the center, surrounded by char and smoke, and grasped by a fi st of sweetness. Malty sweet, but not cloying; molasses, dark brown sugar, charred raisins, juicy, ripe black cherries in a sharp, dark berry middle, and an exotically acrid dark-roasted coffee bite. Hop bitterness rises from the depths, along the sides of the tongue, stabbing at the palate here and there with some leafy and oily notes. Smoky-char linger in the fi nish, with a residual, deep, dark sweetness. Alcohol creeps, lurks and eventually strikes a warming blow to the skull.
Dark Lord Imperial Stout, kneel before Darkness! All hail Darkness! The best American-made Russian Imperial Stout we've ever had!
08-12-2008 17:47:30 | More by BeerAdvocate
4.5/5 rDev 0%
02-04-2012 20:59:12 | More by newk340
4.22/5 rDev -6.2%
Release night at the Bavarian Lodge. 11oz pour arrives a deep jet black with an inch of creamy head and some spotty lacing on the glass. Aromas start with deeply roasted dark malts colliding with chocolate cream. Mellow coffee moves into some dark fruits and hops.
First sip brings a big roasty dark maltiness upfront with notes of sweet milk chocolate, roasted coffee and some dark fruit edges. There's a smooth creaminess here as it flows down. The hops kick in on the finish and become quite noticeable with a good bitterness. The malts win in the end though, leaving a sweet aftertaste and a slight stickiness on the palate.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a mellow carbonation. Not nearly as thick as many imperial stout's at this ABV, but that makes it somewhat more drinkable as well. While this isn't my favorite RIS, I still thoroughly enjoyed it and the fact that it's quite hoppy as well. Glad I got a chance to sample this on tap.
11-06-2008 04:27:03 | More by orbitalr0x
5/5 rDev +11.1%
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5/5 rDev +11.1%
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5/5 rDev +11.1%
11-29-2011 03:38:39 | More by DaftPatrick
4.75/5 rDev +5.6%
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New York
4.5/5 rDev 0%
01-22-2014 03:52:58 | More by csmartin6
4.25/5 rDev -5.6%
10-27-2013 14:58:51 | More by warnerry
5/5 rDev +11.1%
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4.75/5 rDev +5.6%
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4.5/5 rDev 0%
11-21-2011 05:05:49 | More by Callmecoon
4.25/5 rDev -5.6%
11-17-2013 20:23:33 | More by bishopdc0
5/5 rDev +11.1%
02-28-2014 01:50:26 | More by mtribble
Darkness from Surly Brewing Company
100 out of 100 based on 2,635 ratings.