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IFFGD Looks at Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Progress to Improve Treatment for Returning Military MILWAUKEE, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Many veterans returning from service in Gulf War regions are finding themselves faced with gastrointestinal problems. During April, IBS Awareness Month, the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) highlights recent developments to improve treatment of chronic digestive issues for these servicemen and women....
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A new study has shown that norovirus is now the primary cause of acute gastroenteritis, or the ‘stomach bug,’ among children under five years of age who seek medical treatment for the condition, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Thursday. Gastroenteritis involves the inflammation of the stomach and small intestine, and is typically caused by one of several different types of viruses. Also commonly...
ATLANTA, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Norovirus is now the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis among children less than 5 years of age who seek medical care, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Norovirus was responsible for nearly 1 million pediatric medical care visits for 2009 and 2010 in the United States, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in treatment costs each year. "Infants and young children are very...
GLEN ALLEN, Va., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ: STSI), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that it has received positive preliminary results from a study investigating the effects of anatabine in an animal model of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. This study, performed by researchers in the Department of Medicine at the University of Virginia, assessed the...
University of Michigan study helps explain benefits of probiotics for patients with stress-associated gastrointestinal disorders For those with irritable bowel syndrome who wonder if stress aggravates their intestinal disorder, a new University of Michigan Health System study shows it's not all in their head. Researchers revealed that while stress does not cause IBS, it does alter brain-gut interactions and induces the intestinal inflammation that often leads to severe or chronic belly...
Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of a human antimicrobial protein has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs, demonstrating the potential for food products from transgenic animals to one day also benefit human health, report researchers at the University of California, Davis. The study is the first on record to show that goats' milk carrying elevated levels of the antimicrobial lysozyme, a protein found in human breast milk, can...
Great Taste No Pain is the latest program created by Sherry Brescia, who promises to give people an IBS diet plan to help them treat the digestive problem effectively. A full Great Taste No Pain review from the site HealthReviewCenter.com shows if the program is helpful for users to use. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) March 11, 2013 Great Taste No Pain is the newest achievement of Sherry Brescia, who claims to give people the IBS diet plan to help them eliminate the problem of irritable bowel...
This study is a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of a new drug in the Treatment of Patients With Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Orlando, FL (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 Avail Clinical Research is now enrolling for an Irritable Bowel Syndrome Clinical Trial in Florida. To get started, visit Avail Clinical Research or call us directly at (386) 310-1334. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a...
Posters Produced with Public Health Partners Provide Tips for the Public WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new strain of norovirus is quickly spreading across the United States. To educate the public about the most effective ways to prevent the spread of norovirus, the Water Quality and Health Council (WQHC) and other public health partners collaborated to produce new resources. Experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided...
MONTREAL, February 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lallemand Health Solutions (LHS) is extremely pleased to announce that its long-term commitment in substantiating the health benefits of its probiotics has been recognised by the Canadian Health Authorities. The Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD), the regulatory agency for natural health products in Canada, has granted FIVE of LHS's key Probiotic Formulas new condition specific health claims in the areas of digestive...
Latest diarrhea Reference Libraries
Clostridium difficile, also known as "CDF/cdf", or "C. diff", is a Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Clostridium that causes severe diarrhea and other intestinal disease when competing bacteria in the gut flora are wiped out by antibiotics. They are anaerobic, spore-forming rods and is the most serious cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and potentially to pseudomembranous colitis. C. difficile bacteria naturally resides in the gut of a small percentage of the adult population. Others...
Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhea among infants and young children and is one of several viruses that cause the stomach flu. It is in the family Reoviridae and is a genus of double-stranded RNA. Most children have been infected by the age of five. Each infection builds on previous immunity and thus subsequent infections are less severe and adults are rarely affected. The fives species of the virus are referred to as A, B, C, D, and E. Type A, which is the most common, causes more...
Norovirus is an RNA virus that causes approximately 90% of epidemic non-bacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis around the world. It may also be responsible for 50% of all foodborne outbreaks of gastroenteritis in the U.S. It can affect people of all ages and is transmitted by food or water that is contaminated, by person-to-person contact, and through aerosolization of the virus and subsequent contamination of surfaces. Immunity is usually incomplete and temporary after infection. People...
