(HealthDay)—Fecal transplantation appears to be a safe and effective way to combat Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection, according to a new review published in the May 5 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
May 5, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Two experimental therapies might help manage the inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn's disease, if this early research pans out.
Apr 10, 2015
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Research published in the open access journal Microbiome offers new evidence for the success of fecal microbial transplantation (FMT) in treating severe Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a growing problem worldwide that ...
Apr 9, 2015
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Distasteful though it sounds, the transplantation of fecal matter is more successful for treating Clostridium difficile infections than previously thought.
Mar 30, 2015
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A woman successfully treated for a recurrent Clostridium difficile infection with stool from an overweight donor rapidly gained weight herself afterwards, becoming obese, according to a case report published in the new journal ...
Feb 4, 2015
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The human gut is its own ecosystem, hosting close to a thousand microorganisms, many of which are helpful and necessary.
Dec 12, 2014
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Dina Kao has never been as satisfied with her work as she is today. A practising gastroenterologist at the University of Alberta Hospital, she says much of that satisfaction comes from seeing patients benefit from her unique ...
Nov 21, 2014
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Would you swallow frozen stool in a pill? What if you were infected by a stubborn strain of Clostridium difficile and suffering from diarrhea bad enough to send you to a hospital?
Oct 13, 2014
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Researchers have found that fecal transplantation is effective and safe for treating C. difficile in immunocompromised patients. This is the result of a study led by Colleen Kelly, M.D., a gastroenterologist in the Center ...
Jul 9, 2014
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Fecal microbiota transplantation—the process of delivering stool bacteria from a healthy donor to a patient suffering from intestinal infection with the bacterium Clostridium difficile—works by restoring healthy bacteria ...
Jun 17, 2014
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