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Can't Find a Gastroenterologist? You're Not Alone
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2025 – Nearly 50 million Americans live in counties with no local gastroenterologist. Gastroenterologists diagnose and treat disorders affecting the GI tract – from gallstones and...
Flu and Stomach Bugs Are Spreading Fast—Are You Prepared?
SUNDAY, Feb. 16, 2025 – Flu season is in full swing, making it more important than ever to take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones. Dr. Priya Soni, a pediatric infectious disease...
Probiotics Linked to Reduced Mortality in Infants Born Before 34 Weeks
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – For infants born before 34 weeks of gestation and with a birth weight
High-Fiber Diets Linked to Gut Health & Fewer Harmful Bacteria
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 – Could eating more fiber be the key to a healthier gut? Research suggests the answer is yes. The findings, published recently in the journal Nature Microbiology, analyzed...
Fecal Transplants May Help People Who Have Diabetes, Gut Issues, Study Says
Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 – A fecal transplant could help people whose type 1 diabetes has fouled up their digestive system. Swallowing a handful of capsules filled with donor feces helped ease gut...
Fecal Microbiota Transplant Beneficial in T1DM With Bowel Symptoms
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – For patients with type 1 diabetes with moderate-to-severe gastrointestinal symptoms, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is safe and improves clinical outcomes, according...
Norovirus Sickens Hundreds on Three Cruise Ships: CDC
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Just over 300 people have been sickened in norovirus outbreaks on three different cruise ships in December, new government data shows. This is the only month this year in...
5 Tips to a Healthy Tummy This Holiday Season
SATURDAY, Dec. 7, 2024 – It has happened to everyone during the holidays: Unable to resist the treats and feasts of the season, you overindulge and your gut revolts. Luckily, one expert has some...
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Declared Over
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (Healtday News) – An investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has officially been closed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced...
Oral Microbiome Linked to Stress, Mental Health in Pregnant Women
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 – In pregnant women, the oral microbiome is associated with stress and mental health, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in BMJ Mental Health. Ann M. Alex, Ph.D.,...
E. Coli Spurs Nationwide Organic Carrots Recall
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – An E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people in 18 states, U.S. health officials reported Sunday. Supplied by California-based Grimmway Farms and sold...
Bloated After That Holiday Meal? What's Normal, What's Not
SATURDAY, Nov. 17, 2024 – As the holidays approach, most folks are familiar with a common side effect of the overindulgence that can come with all those meals with family and friends: Bloating....
E. Coli Illnesses Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Climb to 104
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – The number of Americans sickened in an E. coli outbreak tied to slivered onions used on McDonald's Quarter Pounders has now risen to 104, U.S. health officials reported...
Distinctive Gut Microbial Composition Seen for Progressors to Rheumatoid Arthritis
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 – At-risk individuals who progress to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a distinctive gut microbial composition, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the Annals of the...
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Widens to 75 Cases in 13 States; 22 Hospitalized
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – An outbreak of E. coli illness linked to onions used in McDonald's Quarter Pounders has expanded to now include 75 cases across 13 states, U.S. health officials announced...
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