Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 pain, nausea, bloating and diarrhea stemming from diabetes, researchers reported in a study published recentlyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, is surging across the United States this winter, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data shows 91 outbreaks of norovirus during the week of Dec. 5, aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) A specific class of anti-inflammatory drugs can help children avoid a debilitating complication of Crohn’s disease. A new study published recently in the journal Gut shows children with Crohn’s who were prescribed anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor) drugs following their diagnosis had an 82% lowerContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An outbreak of salmonella linked to cucumbers has now been tied to 100 known cases of the illness across 23 states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported Thursday. That’s up from 68 cases reported in the FDA’s last tally in early December.Continue Reading
SATURDAY, Dec. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — 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 solid guidance on how to navigate the culinary temptations that come with the festivities.Continue Reading
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 Tuesday. In total, 104 people from 14 states were sickened and 34 were hospitalized during the outbreak, while one olderContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sixty-eight people have been sickened and 18 have been hospitalized in a salmonella outbreak linked to whole cucumbers sold in 26 states and parts of Canada. “Epidemiologic and traceback information shows that cucumbers grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico, includingContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For decades, surgery to remove an inflamed appendix has been a rite of childhood for many. But a new study says treating appendicitis with antibiotics, rather than surgery, is the best way to address most cases. Using antibiotics to treat uncomplicated cases ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec.2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are rising at an alarming rate among young Americans, a new study reveals. “Prevalence rates [are] among the highest reported worldwide,” said researcher Dr. Michael Kappelman, a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at the University of North CarolinaContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The “brain fog” of long COVID might be due to impaired lung function following a person’s infection, a new small-scale study says. Reduced gas exchange in the lungs – oxygen coming in, carbon dioxide going out — appears to be associated with brainContinue Reading