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Innovative method to teach tots about personal cleanliness

Innovative method to teach tots about personal cleanliness

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Swine flu reminded us how important washing our hands can be. Studies show that simple handwashing can decrease communicable gastrointestinal diseases by 50% and communicable respiratory diseases by 20%.





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Old gastrointestinal drug slows aging

Chemistry /

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Recent animal studies have shown that clioquinol - an 80-year old drug once used to treat diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders - can reverse the progression of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. ...


Breakthrough on causes of inflammatory bowel disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New research by the University of Adelaide could help explain why some people are more prone to Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other autoimmune diseases.


Researchers discover connection between allergic diseases and autoimmune diseases

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 03, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center and the University of Washington (UW) identifies a connection between allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, and autoimmune ...


New study shows health benefits of probiotic could extend to the entire body

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 25, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (27) | comments 0

Data from a recent study demonstrate the anti-inflammatory and pathogen protection benefits of Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 a probiotic bacterial strain of human origin. Gastrointestinal benefits of probiotics have been w ...


Study: Digging in beach sand increases risk of gastrointestinal illness

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children and adults who build castles and dig in the sand at the beach are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea than people who only walk on the shore or swim in the surf, ...


Discovery of genetic defect may lead to better treatments for common gut diseases

Discovery of genetic defect may lead to better treatments for common gut diseases

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New findings related to an uncommon genetic disorder may impact the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the most common chronic gastrointestinal illness in children and teens. Two ...


Curry-cure? Spicing up the effectiveness of a potential disease-fighter

Curry-cure? Spicing up the effectiveness of a potential disease-fighter

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists are reporting development of a nano-size capsule that boosts the body's uptake of curcumin, an ingredient in yellow curry now being evaluated in clinical trials for treatment of several diseases. ...


Progress made on group B streptococcus vaccine

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have completed a Phase II clinical study that indicates a vaccine to prevent Group B Streptococcus ...


Gastroenterologists explore relationship between bacteria in the gut and breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The human body contains billions of microorganisms, and microbial cells found in the human gut are estimated to outnumber human cells by ten-to-one in healthy adults. However, little is known about the ways in which these ...


Proton therapy is well-tolerated in prostate cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Proton beam therapy can be safely delivered to men with prostate cancer and has minimal urinary and rectal side effects, according to a study presented November 2, 2009, at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 51st ...



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