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Can Taking Calcium With Other Minerals Help Prevent Bowel Cancer?
October 18, 2011 A team of scientists in the US is investigating the role of calcium with other trace minerals in preventing bowel ... > full story -
Possible Link Between Bacterium and Colon Cancer Discovered
October 17, 2011 Scientists have found strikingly high levels of a bacterium in colorectal cancers, a sign that it might contribute to the disease and potentially be a key to diagnosing, preventing, and treating ... > full storyMore: -
Skin's Immune Peacekeepers Discovered
October 17, 2011 There are more bacteria living on our skin and in our gut than cells in our body. We need them. But until now no one knew how the immune system could tell that these bacteria are harmless. ... > full story -
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Imaging Technology Might Help Doctors Determine Best Treatment for Crohn's Disease Patients
October 14, 2011 Ultrasound elasticity imaging, or UEI, could allow doctors to non-invasively make the distinction between intestinal inflammation and fibrosis in Crohn's disease patients, allowing patients to ... > full story -
Little Evidence Found to Support Use of PET-CT in Primary Bowel Cancer, Study Finds
October 14, 2011 New research has found little evidence to support the use of PET-CT add-on imaging device in the pre-operative staging of bowel ... > full story -
Hospital Superbug Debugged
October 13, 2011 Scientists have uncovered how a common hospital bacterium becomes a deadly superbug that kills increasing numbers of hospital patients worldwide and accounts for an estimated $3.2 billion each ... > full story -
Study Compares Narrow Band Imaging to Chromoendoscopy for the Detection of Dysplasia in IBD Patients
October 12, 2011 A new study finds that narrow band imaging appears to be a less time-consuming and equally effective alternative to chromoendoscopy for the detection of dysplasia in patients with long-standing ... > full story -
Pain Characteristics Suggest Higher Benefit from Gallbladder Surgery
October 12, 2011 Better understanding of a patient's abdominal pain could help physicians know which patients will benefit most from surgical removal of the ... > full story -
Light Can Detect Pre-Cancerous Colon Cells
October 11, 2011 After demonstrating that light accurately detected pre-cancerous cells in the lining of the esophagus, bioengineers turned their technology to the colon and have achieved similar results in a series ... > full story -
New Targets for Treating Inflammatory, Autoimmune Diseases Discovered
October 7, 2011 Researchers have discovered a cellular pathway that promotes inflammation in diseases like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, and multiple sclerosis. Understanding ... > full story
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