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Giardia Genome Unlocked (October 3, 2007) -- Giardia lamblia, one of the most common human parasites in the United States, causes more than 20,000 intestinal infections a year, often through contact with contaminated drinking or swimming water. ... > full story

Stomach Stem Cell Discovery Could Bring Cancer Insights (October 3, 2007) -- Researchers have for the first time identified progenitor cells in mouse stomachs in a region where cancer often begins. The ability to see and trace these cells gives a green light to efforts to ... > full story

One Of The Mechanisms That Prevents Spread Of Colon Cancer Discovered (October 1, 2007) -- The first step in the development of colon cancer is the formation of benign tumors, called adenomas, in the intestine. Over time, these tumors may progress to produce colon cancer if they undergo a ... > full story

Capsule Endoscopy Diagnoses More Crohn's Disease Recurrence After Surgery Than Colonoscopy (October 1, 2007) -- Capsule endoscopy diagnoses more Crohn's disease recurrence after surgery than colonoscopy. Capsule endoscopy led to changes in therapy for more than half of the patients studied. Crohn's disease is ... > full story

C-difficile Infection Four Times More Likely To Kill Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (September 29, 2007) -- Clostridium difficile infection is four times more likely to kill patients with inflammatory bowel disease. C difficile is an important cause of diarrhea among inpatients, and the numbers of new ... > full story

Probiotics: 'Friendly Bacteria' Grown In Fruit Based Extract (September 26, 2007) -- A fruit based extract dramatically improves growth and probiotic qualities of "friendly" bacteria. There is currently a great deal of interest in the health-associated properties of probiotics, also ... > full story

Stomach Ache? It May Be Newly Recognized Inflammatory Reaction (September 24, 2007) -- As many as one in four people in westernized countries experience pain or discomfort in their upper abdomen, and physicians have almost nothing to offer except antacid medicines, which usually don't ... > full story

Lowering Homocysteine Levels Does Not Improve Outcomes For Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (September 19, 2007) -- Patients with end-stage kidney disease treated with high doses of folic acid and B vitamins to lower homocysteine levels did not have improvement in survival or reductions in the incidence of ... > full story

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked To Stomach Virus (September 17, 2007) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME, is linked to a stomach virus, suggests new research. The researchers base their findings on 165 patients with ME, all of whom were subjected to endoscopy ... > full story

GERD Linked To Obesity In Females (September 17, 2007) -- Scientists discovered that gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is more common with overweight women than within the average population. Meanwhile, there is no correlation between GERD and being ... > full story

Metabolic Syndrome Heightens Risk For Development Of Uric-acid Kidney Stones (September 14, 2007) -- Researchers have found that patients suffering from the metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions that increases the risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes -- also have a propensity to ... > full story

Counselling Conquers Constipation (September 14, 2007) -- Psychological factors can make people more likely to suffer physical illness, but cognitive behavioural therapy can help sufferers manage their condition. "People often pigeonhole diseases as being ... > full story

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Heartburn -- Heartburn or pyrosis is a painful or burning sensation in the esophagus, just below the breastbone caused by regurgitation of gastric acid. The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the ... > full article

Gallstone -- In medicine, gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components. Gallstones can occur anywhere within the biliary ... > full article

Constipation -- Constipation or irregularity, is a condition of the digestive system where a person (or animal) experiences hard feces that are difficult to eliminate; it may be extremely painful, and in severe ... > full article

Peptic ulcer -- A peptic ulcer is an ulcer of one of those areas of the gastrointestinal tract that are usually acidic. A more general term, peptic ulcer disease (PUD), is also in use. Most ulcers are associated ... > full article

Irritable bowel syndrome -- In medicine (gastroenterology), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon is functional bowel disorders characterized by abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits that is not associated with ... > full article

Stomach -- In anatomy, the stomach is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract used to digest food. In general, the stomach's primary function is not the absorption of nutrients from digested food; this task is ... > full article

Diarrhea -- Diarrhea (American English) or diarrhoea (Commonwealth English) is a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery, chunky, or loose bowel movements. In the Third World, diarrhea is the ... > full article

Halitosis -- Halitosis, breath odour, or most commonly bad breath are terms used to describe noticeably unpleasant odours exhaled in breathing. Transient bad breath is a very common temporary condition caused by ... > full article

Digestion -- Digestion is the process whereby a biological entity processes a substance, in order to chemically convert the substance into nutrients. Digestion occurs at the multicellular, cellular, and ... > full article

Stomach cancer -- Stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus and the small intestine. It ... > full article

How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy!
Your personalized 4-step guide to looking and feeling great from the inside out! A book for anyone who wants to look and feel their best. You are unique! The way we respond to food, exercise and ... > read more

Celiac Disease : A Hidden Epidemic
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects nearly one in every hundred people. Unfortunately, 97 percent remain undiagnosed and untreated. They continue to suffer from gastrointestinal ... > read more

The Inflammation Syndrome : The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies, and Asthma
Challem's new book hits a home run -; with the latest research on what to eat and take to defeat our real number-one cause of health problems -; inflammation. It's a message of the utmost ... > read more

The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life
Great-looking abs are more than just a way to support the mirror industry. In fact, strong abs and flat stomachs are the ultimate indicator of overall health-for both men and women. Great abs will ... > read more

Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (7th Edition)
KEY BENEFIT: Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology, Seventh Edition featuresenhancements to its award-winning art program and time-saving pedagogy. The coordination between narrative discussions and ... > read more

The Testosterone Syndrome
Testosterone therapy can improve the overall health and feeling of well-being of aging men, improving sex drive, mental functions, and energy levels and reducing the risk of cardiovascular ... > read more

Loving Someone With Bipolar Disorder
Julie Fast and John Preston have written a ground breaking book for couples who want to prevent manic depressive disorder from hijacking their relationship. Fast, a health writer diagnosed with ... > read more

The Abs Diet Eat Right Every Time Guide
A portable companion to the larger Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life, this friendly little guide fulfills several purposes. First, The Abs Diet Eat Right ... > read more

The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health
In many ways, The pH Miracle is reminiscent of an earlier generation of diet books. Much of the focus is on an intestinal cleansing program, followed by a diet that is 70 to 80 percent vegetables, ... > read more

Short Protocols in Molecular Biology (Short Protocols in Molecular Biology)
Recently expanded to 2 volumes, Short Protocols in Molecular Biology, Fifth Edition, provides condensed descriptions of more than 700 methods compiled from Current Protocols in Molecular Biology. ... > read more

 
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