http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Microbes present in the gut can affect the severity of kidney disease brought on by melamine poisoning, according to an international study led by Professor Wei Jia at the University of North Carolina in collaboration with the research group of Professor Jeremy Nicholson at Imperial College London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-gut-microbes-severity-melamine-induced-kidney.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:30:03 EST news280063489 (AP)—Scientists wondering why some children and not others survived one of China's worst food safety scandals have uncovered a suspect: germs that live in the gut. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-clues-survived-china-melamine-scandal.html Medical research Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:10:01 EST news279994939 (HealthDay)—A chemical called melamine that's found in some dishware might raise your risk for kidney stones, a small new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-chemical-dishware-kidney-stones.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:13:40 EST news278007200