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Gastrointestinal Headlines
Strengthening The Intestinal Barrier May Prevent Cancer In The Rest Of The Body
A leaky gut may be the root of some cancers forming in the rest of the body, a new study published online Feb. 21 in PLoS ONE by Thomas Jefferson University researchers suggests...
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Link Between Infants' Colic And Mothers' Migraines
A study of mothers and their young babies by neurologists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has shown that mothers who suffer migraine headaches are more than twice as likely to have babies with colic than mothers without a history of migraines...
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Potential Norovirus Vaccine
Noroviruses are believed to make up half of all food-borne disease outbreaks in the United States, causing incapacitating (and often violent) stomach flu. These notorious human pathogens are responsible for 90 percent of epidemic nonbacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis around the world...
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Research Suggests That Diabetes May Start In The Intestines
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have made a surprising discovery about the origin of diabetes. Their research suggests that problems controlling blood sugar - the hallmark of diabetes - may begin in the intestines. The new study, in mice, may upend long-held theories about the causes of the disease...
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Gut Bacteria May Have Role In Obesity
A new animal study published in this month's issue of the Journal of Proteome Research suggests that bacteria living in the large intestine may play a role in obesity by slowing down the activity of energy-burning brown fat...
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Microrockets May Zoom Through The Human Stomach, Powered By Bubbles
Scientists have developed a new kind of tiny motor - which they term a "microrocket" - that can propel itself through acidic environments, such as the human stomach, without any external energy source, opening the way to a variety of medical and industrial applications...
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Rotavirus Vaccine Not Linked To more Intestinal Problems In Infants
After an evaluation of 800,000 doses of pentavalent rotavirus vaccinations in U.S. infants, researchers reported in the February 8 issue of JAMA that there is no increased risk of intussusception after vaccination, despite some previous data indicating that those infants who received the vaccine were at potential increased risk...
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Proton Pump Inhibitors Raise Persistent Diarrhea Risk, Warns FDA
Stomach acid drugs, known as PPIs (proton pump inhibitors), are linked to a higher risk of diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile, a type of bacterium. Patients on PPIs who develop persistent diarrhea should be tested for CDAD (Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea), says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
New Insight Into 2011 E. coli Outbreaks In Europe Provided By Whole-Genome Sequencing
Using whole-genome sequencing, a team led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Broad Institute has traced the path of the E. coli outbreak that sickened thousands and killed over 50 people in Germany in summer 2011 and also caused a smaller outbreak in France...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Electron-Beam Irradiation Reduces Virus-Related Health Risk In Lettuce, Spinach
A team of scientists studying the effects of electron-beam irradiation on iceberg lettuce and spinach has had its research published in the February issue of the leading microbiology journal, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, said the study's lead investigator...
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Harmful Bacteria On Raw Chicken Reduced By A Zap Of Cold Plasma
A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The proof-of-concept study was published in the Journal of Food Protection...
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
How Bacteria Come Back From The Dead
Salmonella remains a serious cause of food poisoning in the UK and throughout the EU, in part due to its ability to thrive and quickly adapt to the different environments in which it can grow...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Proton Pump Inhibitors Raise Fracture Risk In Older Women
According to an investigation published on bmj.com, hip fractures are 35% more likely to occur in post-menopausal women if they take indigestion medications, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). This figure rises to 50% if the women are former or current smokers. Globally, PPIs are one of the most prevalent drugs used, and are often used to treat acid reflex and heartburn...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
The Leading Cause Of Infection Outbreaks In US Hospitals Is Norovirus
Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was responsible for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in U.S...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Obesity-Related Diseases In Adolescents Improves With Bariatric Surgery Within First Two Years
Today, about one in five children in the United States are obese. That means that in just one generation alone the number of obese kids in this country has quadrupled...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Indigestion Medications Raise Hip Fracture Risk In Post-menopausal Females
PPIs (proton pump inhibitors), medications taken for indigestion, can raise the risk of hip fractures by 35% in post-menopausal women, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The authors added that women who smoke or used to smoke have a 50% higher risk of hip fractures when taking PPIs...
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Barrett's Patients Who Smoke Are Twice As Likely To Develop Esophageal Cancer
Barrett's esophagus (BE) patients who smoke tobacco are at a two-fold increased risk of developing esophageal cancer, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. BE patients who smoke also double their risk for developing advanced precancerous cells...
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
How Cholera Bacterium Gains A Foothold In The Gut
A team of biologists at the University of York has made an important advance in our understanding of the way cholera attacks the body. The discovery could help scientists target treatments for the globally significant intestinal disease which kills more than 100,000 people every year...
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Research Shows Bedwetting Can Be Due To Undiagnosed Constipation
Bedwetting isn't always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit; and if it isn't diagnosed, children and their parents must endure an unnecessarily long, costly and difficult quest to cure nighttime wetting...
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Live Liver Donations Confirmed As Safe
According to Johns Hopkins researchers, individuals who donate a portion of their liver for live transplantation usually recover safely from the procedure and can expect to live long, healthy lives. The study is published in the February issue of the journal Gastroenterology. Dorry L. Segev, M.D., Ph.D...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Researchers Challenge Commonly-Held Beliefs About The Causes Of Diverticulosis
For more than 40 years, scientists and physicians have thought eating a high-fiber diet lowered a person's risk of diverticulosis, a disease of the large intestine in which pouches develop in the colon wall. A new study of more than 2,000 people reveals the opposite may be true...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Discovery Of High Risk Oesophageal Cancer Gene
New research from Queen Mary, University of London has uncovered a gene which plays a key role in the development of oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet). The researchers studied families who suffer a rare inherited condition making them highly susceptible to the disease and found that a fault in a single gene was responsible...
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Novel Gene Mutations Associated With Bile Duct Cancer Could Lead To Targeted Treatment
Investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center have identified a new genetic signature associated with bile duct cancer, a usually deadly tumor for which effective treatment currently is limited...
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Kidney Failure, Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Dialysis
Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract causes serious health problems - and even early deaths - for many patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that greater efforts are needed to prevent and treat upper GI bleeding in these patients...
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Regorafenib Does Well In Metastatic Colorectal Trial
The latest results on Bayer HealthCare's investigational compound regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) from the international, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III CORRECT (Colorectal cancer treated with regorafenib or place after failure of standard therapy) trial have been announced by Bayer HealthCare...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
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