Stomach 'bug' may lead to inflammatory bowel woes

Oct. 3, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acute stomach infections may increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, investigators report.

Inflammation can cause stomach cancer

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've determined chronic inflammation can cause stomach cancer -- the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the world.

Probiotics help irritable bowel syndrome

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Probiotics ease symptoms and help normalize bowel movement frequency in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, U.S. researchers say.

Vitamin D lack linked to IBD, liver disease

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and chronic liver disease, U.S. researchers say.

British study focuses on colon cancer

LONDON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say they've made a series of "groundbreaking" discoveries that have major implications for the treatment of colon cancer.

FDA OKs rare neurologic disease treatment

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved an immune globulin product called Gamunex for treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

STDs increase HIV risk if exposed

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- People with genital herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia have an increased risk of being infected if exposed to HIV, Dutch researchers warn.

Nuts, popcorn not linked to diverticulosis

SEATTLE, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Eating nuts, corn, or popcorn isn't associated with increased risk of diverticulosis in men, U.S. researchers said.

Biodegradable polymers have medical uses

ATLANTA, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. medical engineers say they have developed biodegradable polymers that might help improve treatment of acute inflammatory illnesses.

New Crohn's genetic risk factors ID'd

BOSTON, June 30 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led science team says it has identified 21 new genetic risk factors for Crohn's disease, bringing the total number of such risk sites to 32.

Colon screening recommended to begin at 40

NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers now advise colon cancer screening before age 50 because adenomas -- pre-cancerous masses in the colon -- develop earlier than thought.

Molecule stops, prevents colitis symptoms

BOSTON, May 28 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered a sugar molecule produced by a bacterium in a person's gut that can mitigate colitis symptoms in lab animals.

FDA OKs postsurgical drug for hospital use

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of the drug Entereg (alvimopan) to help restore normal bowel function after surgery.

Celery, green peppers may help brain

URBANA, Ill., May 21 (UPI) -- University of Illinois researchers report a compound found in celery and green peppers can disrupt a component of the inflammatory response in the brain.

New hope for chronic lung disease patients

ST. LOUIS, May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists have found a new type of immune response that might lead to improved treatment of people with chronic inflammatory lung disease.

FDA OKs Relistor for opioid patients

WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) to help restore bowel function in patients receiving opioids.