More Digestive Health News

• More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections

  January 6 (HealthDay News) -- Failure to follow basic infection practices placed more than 60,000 ...

• Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens

  Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Obese teenagers who have gastric bypass surgery not only lose ...

• New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS

  Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A leading organization of gastroenterologists has released new guidelines on ...

• Uninsured Face Worse Outcomes After Diverticulitis

  December 15 (HealthDay News) -- Patients lacking adequate health insurance are more like to fare ...

• Gastric Bypass Success Sparks Debate

  Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Recent studies showing that gastric bypass surgery extends the lives ...

• FDA Puts Black Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Two prescription drugs used to cleanse the bowel before a ...

• Genetic Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Disease Seen

  December 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified common genetic mutations between type 1 diabetes ...

• Childhood Constipation Carries a Big Price Tag

  December 8 (HealthDay News) -- Each year in the United States, treatment of childhood constipation ...

• New Criteria Could Expand Number of Liver Transplant Candidates

  December 5 (HealthDay News) -- Many patients with liver cancer who don't meet criteria used ...

• Hepatitis C Therapy Useless for Some

  December 3 (HealthDay News) -- Maintenance therapy using low-dose peginterferon doesn't help patients with advanced ...

• CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis

  December 2 (HealthDay News) -- Colorectal cancer and osteoporosis are very different diseases that a ...

• Antibiotics Largest Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Damage

  December 1 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotics are the single largest class of drugs that cause ...

• FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety

  December 1 (HealthDay News) -- Responding to criticism that it has done a poor job ...

• Improper Microwaving Led to Pot Pie-Salmonella Outbreak

  November 26 (HealthDay News) -- A salmonella outbreak across dozens of states last year was ...

• New System Improves Distribution of Donated Livers

  November 25 (HealthDay News) -- Thanks to a new liver transplant allocation system that gives ...

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

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

• Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men

  November 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women may have a harder time prepping for colonoscopy than ...

• Peppermint Oil, Fiber Can Fight Irritable Bowel

  November 13 (HealthDay News) -- For some patients, the best therapy for irritable bowel syndrome ...

• Coated Stents Best for Heart Patients with Diabetes

  November 10 (HealthDay News) -- Drug-coated stents appear to be superior to bare metal stents ...