Researchers have mapped hydrogenotrophic microbes in the colon to help gastroenterologists and other clinicians better understand their density and locations, according to an International Society for Microbial Ecology Journal abstract.
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The watchdog group Public Citizen wants stepped up warnings on packaging for proton pump inhibitors, used for acid reflux, according to an ABC News report.
Researchers have shown that a new human cytokine, Interleukin 37, protects mice from ulcerative colitis, according to a University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report.
Ashok Attaluri, MD, has joined Gastroenterology Consultants and the Heartland Center for Motility in Davenport, Iowa, and the surrounding Iowa-Illinois area, according to a Gastroenterology Consultants news release.
Researchers have developed an obesity-based health index that more accurately predicted mortality in a study, according to a CMAJ report.
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UC San Diego Health System recently became the first provider in the Western United States to host scarless removal of rectal tumors, according to release from the health system.
Steven Hendrick, MD, has joined Harper Bariatric Medicine Institute in Detroit as a bariatric surgeon, according to a Harper BMI news release.
States spend up to $15 billion a year in medical expenses related to obesity, according to a report in Obesity.
A single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for patients between ages 55-64 is linked with a reduced level of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, according to a report in the Journal of National Cancer Institute.
The CDC, as part of its Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign that informs men and women about the importance of having regular colorectal cancer screening tests, provides a free, downloadable colorectal cancer screen basic fact sheet.