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Gluten-free diets help many

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 1

For 20 years, Maurie Ange of El Cerrito, Calif., suffered from chronic belly aches. A decade ago, she was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome and told to exercise more and increase her fiber intake. But the pain, bloating ...


Adult gut can generate new neurons

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The adult lower digestive tract can be stimulated to add neurons to the intestinal system, according to new mouse research in the August 5 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that drugs similar to the ne ...


Irritable bowel syndrome can have genetic causes

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Irritations of the bowel can have genetic causes. Researchers at the Institute of Human Genetics at Heidelberg University Hospital have discovered this correlation. The causes of what is known as irritable bowel syndrome ...


Pinpointing cause of colic: Researchers identify organism

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston say one organism discovered during their study may unlock the key to what causes colic, inconsolable crying in an otherwise healthy baby.


Antidepressant and placebo are equally effective in child pain relief

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

When used "off-label," the antidepressant amitriptyline works just as well as placebo in treating pain-predominant gastrointestinal disorders in children, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journa ...


Oxidized form of a common vitamin may bring relief for ulcerative colitis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Here's another reason why you should take your vitamins. A new research report appearing in the October 2009 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that retinoic acid, the oxidized form of vitamin A, cou ...


Light shed on the secret behind probiotic bacteria promoting health

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Functional food is the food industry's fastest-growing product group, its leading products including dairy products which contain probiotics, that is, bacteria promoting health. Valio's Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG®) is the ...