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Polyp Miss Rates High for Colonoscopies Done After Poor Bowel Preparation
June 13, 2011 — A new study reports that colonoscopies done with suboptimal bowel preparation are associated with relatively high adenoma (precancerous polyp) miss rates, suggesting that suboptimal bowel preparation ... > full story -
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Patients With Bowel Disease Eager to Test 'Fecal' Therapy
June 2, 2011 — The first study of the social and ethical issues associated with a provocative approach to treatment for ulcerative colitis has found that the majority of potential patients are eager for what is now ... > full story -
Sweet Defence Against Lethal Bacteria: Synthesizing a Potential Vaccine Candidate for an Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogen
May 30, 2011 — There is now a promising vaccine candidate for combating the pathogen which causes one of the most common and dangerous hospital infections. An international team of scientists has developed a ... > full story -
Comfort Food: Protein from Probiotic Bacteria May Alleviate Inflammatory Bowel Disorders
May 23, 2011 — A protein isolated from beneficial bacteria found in yogurt and dairy products could offer a new, oral therapeutic option for inflammatory bowel disorders, a new study ... > full story -
Combating the C. Diff 'Terrorists' on the Loose in Hospitals
May 19, 2011 — Just like intelligence agents watching for the real terrorists threatening to attack, monitoring health-care worker adherence to mandatory hand-washing protocols via hand-washing squads in hospitals ... > full story -
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Use of Naltrexone Reduces Inflammation in Crohn's Patients, Study Suggests
May 19, 2011 — Naltrexone reduced inflammation in Crohn's patients in a new research study. Naltrexone is a drug used to help recovering alcoholics and drug users stay clean. It inhibits the body's opioid system ... > full story -
Gut Bacteria Linked to Behavior: That Anxiety May Be in Your Gut, Not in Your Head
May 17, 2011 — Working with healthy adult mice, researchers showed that disrupting the normal bacterial content of the gut with antibiotics produced changes in behavior. Working with healthy adult mice, the ... > full story -
Digestive Problems Early in Life May Increase Risk for Depression, Study Suggests
May 12, 2011 — Depression and anxiety may result from short-term digestive irritation early in life, according to a study of laboratory rats by ... > full story -
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Common Gastrointestinal Disorder Linked to Bacterial Overgrowth, Food Poisoning
May 11, 2011 — Researchers have reported two advances in the understanding of irritable bowel syndrome, the most common gastrointestinal disorder in the United States, affecting an estimated 30 million people. One ... > full story -
Beneficial Bacteria Help Repair Intestinal Injury by Inducing Reactive Oxygen Species
May 10, 2011 — Probiotic bacteria promote healing of the intestinal lining in mice by inducing the production of reactive oxygen species, researchers have ... > full story
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