Digestive Health - Page 39

February 26, 2016

5 reasons you're so gassy

For how much we struggle to hold them in, and apologize with a beet red face when they dare sneak out, farts are normal.

February 26, 2016

What stair-climbing speed may say about surgery outcomes

Checking how fast people can climb stairs before surgery might help predict their odds of complications after certain procedures, a recent study suggests.

February 24, 2016

More PET scans may not help lung, esophageal cancer survivors

Getting expensive radioactive imaging tests to see if a cancer of the lung or esophagus has recurred is not linked to better survival, according to a new study.

February 23, 2016

Parents' anxiety, depression may lead to kids being fussy eaters

Preschoolers are more likely to be fussy eaters if a parent had anxiety or depression during pregnancy or early in the child's life, suggests a new study from the Netherlands.

February 19, 2016

Drinking more coffee may undo liver damage from booze

Drinking more coffee might help reduce the kind of liver damage that's associated with overindulging in food and alcohol, a review of existing studies suggests.

February 19, 2016

Study: Right gut bacteria may protect against malnutrition

Manipulating what kinds of bacteria live in the gut might lead to a new way to treat millions of children suffering chronic malnutrition, says new research that suggests the right microbes can help get the most out of a poor diet.

February 18, 2016

University of Michigan investigating possible norovirus

ANN ARBOR (AP) — The University of Michigan says as many as 100 students have been sick this week with a gastrointestinal illness.

February 18, 2016

Gut bacteria may influence alcoholics' liver damage

Differences among alcoholics in who gets severe liver damage and who doesn't might be partly due to differences in their gut microbes, suggests a new study using mice and people.

February 18, 2016

Elderly risk more complications after major cancer surgery

Elderly patients hospitalized for cancer surgery are more likely to have complications afterward compared to the middle-aged, particularly when they have several other health problems, a U.S. study suggests.

February 16, 2016

Gastric reflux drugs may be tied to dementia risk

Repeated use of a certain class of drugs for gastric reflux or peptic ulcers was linked with a higher risk for dementia among patients in Germany, researchers say.