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May 21, 2012
New statistics indicate the number of people—particularly children—who contract the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) has increased dramatically over the past few years
May 18, 2012
Can pizza be “gluten-free,” yet maybe still contain some gluten? That’s the controversy Domino’s Pizza sparked last week when it launched a new “gluten-free crust” pizza — but said it was designed for people with mild gluten sensitivity, not those with celiac disease who must avoid even minute quantities
May 11, 2012
Crohn’s disease affects over half a million Americans of all ages, according to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). Classified as an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s causes swelling and inflammation in the lining of your digestive tract, typically resulting in abdominal pain and diarrhea. While the cause is unknown and no cure is available, ongoing treatment can help alleviate the symptoms of Crohn’s disease and prevent life-threatening complications, such as severe malnutrition.
May 10, 2012
A Romanian baby born with virtually no intestines who confounded doctors by tenaciously clinging to life and captured international attention and offers of medical help, died on Thursday. He was nine months old
May 10, 2012
A boy who swallowed eight magnetic beads a month ago faces a long road to recovery. Doctors had to remove most of one-year-old Braylon Jordan's intestine to repair the damage the magnets caused. He is now waiting for a transplant
Taking probiotics on top of a course of antibiotics may help ward off the diarrhea that often comes along with antibiotic treatment, a new review of past studies suggests
A 1-year-old Yuma, Ariz., girl who received part of her mother's liver in a rare adult-to-child transplant will finally get to go home. Surgeons are calling the procedure the state's first living donor liver transplant between an adult and a pediatric patient.
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd said U.S. health regulators have extended the review date by three months for its experimental pill for HIV therapy-related diarrhea
Bart Frazzitta of Manalapan, N.J., said he had suffered from GERD for as long as he could remember, but never thought it was anything serious – until the day he found out his chronic acid reflux could be to blame for his cancer diagnosis
Harvard scientists are challenging traditional medical logic that dictates that women are born with a finite amount of eggs. The scientists said they have discovered the ovaries of young women harbor rare stem cells that are in fact capable of producing new eggs
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