http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of a human antimicrobial protein has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs, demonstrating the potential for food products from transgenic animals to one day also benefit human health, report researchers at the University of California, Davis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-goats-antimicrobial-lysozyme-recovery-diarrhea.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:00:03 EST news282411039 It's a basic, reasonable question: How much will this cost me? For patients in the emergency room, the answer all too often is a mystery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-patient-bills-emergency-room.html Health Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:00:04 EST news281193444 Today, The Lancet Infectious Diseases published a new report that examines the global economic burden of Chagas disease. In the first study of its kind, researchers measured the health and economic impact of Chagas disease and found that the total economic burden of Chagas disease matches or exceeds that of many more well-known diseases such as rotavirus, Lyme disease and cervical cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-highlights-chagas-disease-health-socio-economic.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:30:03 EST news279472375 New research could clarify how inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), conditions that include ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, are triggered and develop. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-immune-compensates-leaky-gut-inflammatory.html Immunology Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:56:26 EST news266759776 Twenty million Americans get sick from norovirus each year according to data released last week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Often called vomiting illness, it can spread rapidly on cruise ships, and in dormitories and hospitals. Recent data from the CDC shows deaths from gastrointestinal infections have more than doubled and have become a particular threat to the elderly. The virus is shed in the stool of the infected individual, has a short incubation period and can spread quickly if proper hand washing and other measures are neglected. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-discovery-insight-viral-stomach-flu.html Medical research Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:01:19 EST news251564460