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Abby Ryan

AUDIO: Pageant Winner Abby Ryan Shares Her Crohn's Disease Experience

November 12, 2009 - 9:41am

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Let’s talk about Crohn’s disease, a chronic, progressive, and debilitating inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal–the GI tract--affecting

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Dr. Ece Mutlu Expert Bio

VIDEO: Dr. Mutlu - What Should Healthy Stool Look Like?

October 26, 2009 - 4:53pm

Dr. Mutlu describes the appearance of healthy stool.

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Dr. David Rakel Expert Bio

VIDEO: Dr. Rakel - What Is The Connection Between Stress And Intestinal Dysfunction?

October 26, 2009 - 2:56pm

Dr. Rakel discusses the connection between stress and intestinal dysfunction.

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Dr. Robin Blackstone Expert Bio

VIDEO: Dr. Blackstone - Does Being Overweight Affect A Woman's Liver?

October 9, 2009 - 5:06pm

Dr. Blackstone shares how being overweight and weight loss impacts a woman's liver function.

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Dr. Cynthia Thomson Expert Bio

VIDEO: Dr. Thomson Shares Her Colorectal Cancer Story

October 2, 2009 - 12:48pm

Dr. Thomson was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2003 and shares her personal experience coping with this disease.

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Alice V. Roberts

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Effects on Osteoporosis By Alice V. Roberts

September 11, 2009 - 1:07pm

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, more commonly known as IBS, affects one out of every five people. It is one of the most common disorders diagnosed by primary care doctors and gastroenterologists.

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Dr. Marc Brand Expert Bio

VIDEO: Dr. Brand - If I Have Hemorrhoids, Am I Sick?

August 26, 2009 - 4:42pm

Dr. Marc Brand shares if a woman is sick if she has hemorrhoids.

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Dr. John Garvie Expert Bio

VIDEO: Dr. Garvie - Which Symptoms Are Associated With Colon Polyps?

August 26, 2009 - 10:07am

Michelle King Robson and Dr. John Garvie talk about the symptoms someone might exhibit when she/he has a colon polyp.

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Dr. Daemon Jones Expert Bio Her Writer

Foods that people mistake for being healthy but they really are not! Part 2

Written by Dr. Daemon Jones on July 17, 2009 - 3:30pm

Here is the second installment of foods that you might think are healthy but are not really healthy for you. Whole grains are an important part of a whole foods diet.

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Dr. Pankaj Vashi Expert Bio

VIDEO: Dr. Vashi - Cancer Symptoms, Can They Be Misdiagnosed As IBS?

March 23, 2009 - 11:09am

Dr. Vashi explains what irritable bowl syndrome/IBS is and if cancer symptoms can be misdiagnosed as IBS.

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