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DrSugar Answers: IBS Treatment With No Health Insurance?
DrSugar is in the house and answering your questions. Dear DrSugar, I'm pretty positive I have Irritable Bowl Syndrome.
Nutmeg has a long history of health benefits
"Have you ever considered doing a story on nutmeg?" a reader asked me the other day.
Sierra Leone: Unisa Turay, Sierra Leone Blue Flag volunteer, "Helping ...
Unisa Turay, a "Blue Cross" volunteer in the Kroo Bay slum in Freetown, who gives out first aid and rehydration salts to people suffering from chronic stomach illnesses and cholera KROO BAY, 21 July 2008 - The ...
Pain and problems linger long after surgery to remove gallbladder
Dear Dr. Gott: I am 48-year-old female. Following gallbladder removal four years ago, I have suffered with chronic diarrhea.
They started to become ill when a farmer spread sludge on his fields, ...
There's a note of quiet desperation in Wendy Deavitt's voice. "I'm sitting here being continually poisoned.
Nobel Laureate Ferid Murad '58 Cited in Story on Potential Medical Breakthrough
July 11, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - New research suggests that consuming watermelon rinds -- which contain the amino acid citrulline -- could play a role in relaxing blood vessels and creating what is known as a ...
Prepare own foods to avoid gluten
Q. I was told to cut back on wheat and gluten . But wheat gluten is in almost everything we eat.
Salix Initiates Phase 3 For Rifaximin In Non-Constipation Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. announced that the Company has initiated patient enrollment in TARGET 1 and TARGET 2, its Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter studies to assess the ...
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Kenya to 'reclaim' beef market
The Government is working on modalities to reclaim the 150, 000 tonnes of beef market quota to the European Union that is lost to Botswana three years ago, Livestock Development PS Prof.
Diarrhea Treatment Shows Potential in Laboratory Tests
Researchers at the University of Texas say they have found a chemical compound that may lead to a new treatment for various kinds of diarrheal illness.
The Centers for Disease Control says E. coli bacteria are a large and diverse group of bacteria.
Diarrhea that lasts longer than two days is your body telling you that something is not right, and should be understood as a red flag.
Survey suggests that currently 20% of patients with severe...
IBD includes key subsets Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, both of which can significantly impact on the quality of life of an individual.
Drug stopping problem E. coli may also stop diarrhea
Diarrhea, by causing dehydration, kills as many as 2.5 million children annually, most of them in the developing world and under age 5, according to the World Health Organization.
Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea
A new compound that may lead to an inexpensive, easy-to-take treatment for diarrhea has been discovered by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Novel compound may treat acute diarrhea
In a development that may lessen the epidemic of diarrhea-related deaths among children in developing countries, scientists in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., at The University of ...
10 Health Items To Take With You On Vacation
Whether your summer vacation plans involve staying close to home or crossing the globe, you'll want to put as much thought into protecting your health while traveling as you do choosing your destination.
Taking These Ten Items Can Help You Have a Healthy Vacation
June 13, 2008 - Whether your summer vacation plans involve staying close to home or crossing the globe, most senior citizens will want to put as much thought into protecting their health while traveling as they ...
Renzapride for Constipation: Easy Come, Easy Go?
As I reviewed recently published research studies, I was excited to see an investigation of another potential prescription medication for constipation predominant IBS .
Reality Check: Can drinking flat soda ease an upset stomach?
Drinking flat soda can ease an upset stomach. THE FACTS: It is not often that a soft drink is seen as medicinal.