Doctors at Guthrie Healthcare System, in Sayre, Pennsylvania, have documented a case of a teenage boy who swallowed 21 disc magnets. In their paper published in BMJ Case Reports, the medical team describes how they found ...
Dietary fiber, also known as roughage or bulk, includes the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb. Unlike other food components, such as fats, proteins or carbohydrates—which your body breaks down and absorbs—fiber ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections can cause severe, debilitating diarrhea in patients who are hospitalized or on immunosuppressive therapies. The infections can be very hard to eradicate, roaring back ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Research led by the Ochsner Medical Center, Louisiana, has found no significant differences in effectiveness or safety outcomes between enteric-coated and uncoated aspirin in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
They're being hailed as an effective way to lose weight, but diabetes drugs like Ozempic may come with a heightened risk of severe gastrointestinal problems.
Oct 5, 2023
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A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago demonstrated that Botulinum toxin (Botox) injected in the pylorus (sphincter where the stomach exits into the small intestine) during endoscopy improves chronic ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Fatty liver disease is exploding globally, affecting as many as 30% of people in Western countries. Apart from alcohol, obesity and diabetes are among the most dominant risk factors.
Oct 2, 2023
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New research published today in Nature Genetics describes the largest-ever study into the genetics of random "round-the-clock" blood glucose levels. The study, involving almost half a million people of diverse backgrounds, ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Wheat, barley and rye contain a protein that can produce severe intestinal symptoms in people with celiac disease, and a team of scientists at Columbia University in New York has now identified distinct signatures of immune ...
Anyone who's struggled with reaching or maintaining a healthy weight probably has heard comments like, "If you want to lose weight, just eat less and exercise more" or "Losing weight is all about willpower." But weight loss ...
Aug 29, 2023
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