More Digestive Health Basics News

• Device Thwarts Attacks on Transplanted Pancreatic Cells

  April 23 (HealthDay News) -- Transplanted pancreatic precursor cells encapsulated in polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) are protected ...

• Japanese Herbals May Ease Gastro Woes

  March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Japanese herbal medicines may help people with gastrointestinal disorders -- ...

• What You Need to Know When Your Stomach Aches

  March 28 (HealthDay News) -- If your tummy feels funny, it could be a one-time ...

• Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for GI Bleeding

  March 2 (HealthDay News) -- People with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding admitted to hospitals on weekends ...

• Long-Term Antibiotic Use Affects 'Good' Gut Bacteria

  November 19 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotic treatment, especially when prolonged or repeated, may have a ...

• Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria

  October 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new study questions the commonly held belief that intestinal ...

• Small Intestine Senses Bitter Toxins in Food

  October 9 (HealthDay News) -- If bitter-tasting food makes you feel ill, it may just ...

• HRT Use Raises Risk of Stomach Trouble

  September 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take hormones to relieve symptoms of menopause have ...

• Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery

  August 18 (HealthDay News) -- Chewing gum helps improve recovery of intestinal function after all ...

• Spleen Key Player in Brain's Infection-Fighting Messages

  July 25 (HealthDay News) -- New details about how the brain and immune system communicate ...

• Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease

  July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers believe they have finally answered a basic question about ...

• Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer

  July 16 (HealthDay News) -- An unusual case involving a sudden remission of lung cancer ...

• Scientists ID Enzyme That Allows Dysentery Amoeba to Hide

  June 19 (HealthDay News) U.S. researchers say they've identified an enzyme that may help dysentery-causing ...

• Big Increase Reported in Intestinal 'Superbug' Infections

  May 28 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans hospitalized with the dangerous intestinal superbug ...

• New Technology Speeds GI Disease Diagnosis

  May 18 (HealthDay News) -- A real-time microscopic technique called confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) could ...

• Staying Dry at Beach May Spare Your Stomach

  Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- When you're at the beach, you may want to stay ...

• U.S. Food Safety: Foodborne Illnesses a Menu for Disaster

  Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Foodborne illness can strike at any time and be caused ...

• Stomach Flu Spread By Contaminated Computer Keyboards

  Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The highly contagious norovirus, often called the stomach flu, can ...

• Holiday Travel, Bad Eating Habits a Recipe for Stomach Trouble

  Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Travel and poor eating habits can cause stomach problems during ...