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October of 2012 will be remembered as ending on a howling note -- as in the howling of winds and the surging of floods -- with Hurricane Sandy pounding the East Coast. Hurricanes and other ...

Prevent Foodborne Illness During Natural Disasters

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During potty training and beyond, parents of young children need to be on the lookout for chronic constipation. That’s the message from Dr. Maria Oliva-Hemker, director of pediatric ...

Children with Severe Constipation Require Treatment

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If you know anything about pancreatic cancer, you know that it is often diagnosed later in life. The average age at which pancreatic cancer is found is 72, according to the American Cancer ...

Deborah Ross commented on Deborah Ross' post These Two Bad Habits Are Linked to Early Pancreatic Cancer

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If you know anything about pancreatic cancer, you know that it is often diagnosed later in life. The average age at which pancreatic cancer is found is 72, according to the American Cancer ...

These Two Bad Habits Are Linked to Early Pancreatic Cancer

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Whenever digestive problems involve the throat, esophagus or upper chest, you might experience heartburn, difficulty in swallowing or that “food stuck in the throat” sensation. You might ...

Elimination Diet Targets Esophagus Inflammation

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Many factors in recent years have led pediatricians to think twice before prescribing antibiotics for childhood maladies. And now there’s another possible factor. Researchers believe antibiotic ...

Antibiotics and Children: A Possible IBD Risk

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As we struggle with the fact that the majority of Americans are either overweight or obese, wouldn’t it be nice to hear some straightforward advice? We hear enough about good diets to follow ...

Struggling With Weight? Assess Your Bad Habits

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There’s a nasty bug that has ruined many a cruise ship vacation, and it goes by the name of norovirus. No doubt many cruise aficionados wish that the highly contagious stomach illness stemming ...

Could a Vaccine Torpedo 'Cruise Ship Virus'?

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September is National Yoga Month, and across the country yoga studios are opening their doors -- and hopefully, opening minds, too -- with free classes for anyone interested in learning more about ...

Consider Yoga for Digestive Ailments

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When it comes to smart grocery shopping, you are probably savvy enough to know that what you see is not necessarily what you get, that the promises of “lite” and “healthy” and “nutritious” on a ...

Nutritious or Not? Check the Score

A recent statement in a CNN.com article by two experts in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis ought to bring a measure of optimism to anyone dealing with either of these two major inflammatory ...

Progress in Treating Inflammatory Bowel: 'Less Fear of the Unknown'

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The pancreas doesn’t always get the attention that other organs of the digestive system do. We mainly hear about conditions of the stomach, intestines, esophagus, liver and kidneys. But the ...

What Are Pancreatic Cysts?

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So much joy, so many worries, so many bodily changes -- your growing belly notwithstanding. It’s a no-brainer that the stages of pregnancy present a number of challenges, especially in the ...

5 Common Digestive Complaints During Pregnancy

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To go on a detoxifying, colon-cleansing diet, or not to go on a detoxifying, colon-cleansing diet ... that is the question. With apologies to Shakespeare, I am letting that question stew in my ...

Detoxing Diet? It's Hard to Decide

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As medical researchers learn more about gut microbiomes -- the communities of bacteria in our digestive system -- it becomes clearer that we need to ingest certain types of bacteria to keep ...

Deborah Ross commented on Deborah Ross' post Understand the Buzz on Fermented Foods

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The regular use of aspirin has a good reputation for warding off heart disease, and those who take their daily dose may be getting an additional benefit. They may be preventing the appearance of ...

Aspirin Appears to Play A Role in Preventing Barrett's Esophagus

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As medical researchers learn more about gut microbiomes -- the communities of bacteria in our digestive system -- it becomes clearer that we need to ingest certain types of bacteria to keep ...

Understand the Buzz on Fermented Foods

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It’s easy to get swept into the trend of gluten-free diets, considering the many celebrities and athletes that have jumped on that bandwagon -- Kim Kardashian, Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham ...

Gluten-Free Diet? Your Choice

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You can always find interesting developments in the research surrounding Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two major inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In the last few months, ...

What's New in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research?

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Assuming that the New Year's resolution to eat more foods with fiber didn't quite stick, how about using the half-year mark to reinvigorate that resolution? After all, it's summer and the ...

Resolved: Eat More Fiber with Summer Fruits and Vegetables

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The birth control pill has come a long way since its inception. Its convenience and effectiveness continue to improve. It's even been linked to lower rates of ovarian and endometrial cancer ...

Birth Control Pills and Digestive Side Effects

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When compiling any list of reasons to go vegetarian, the lowered risk of heart disease usually rises to the top. By cutting meat out of your diet, you are decreasing your intake of animal fats ...

Digestive Disease Prevention: A Reason to 'Go Veg'?

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"Fungi" is not exactly a pretty word to bring up in the discussion of digestive health, but fungi are a crucial subject of research if doctors want to better understand the causes of inflammatory ...

Study of Bowel Disease Focuses on Fungi

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As the health library at Johns Hopkins Medicine notes, "There are just as many causes of bad breath as there are sources of bacteria in the mouth." Okay, so that points to countless ...

Causes of Bad Breath Can Surprise You

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So you know the drill that the mainstays of your diet should be fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, low-fat dairy products and whole grains. But as you wander the grocery aisles, you're ...

5 Go-To Foods for Digestive Health

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It would seem to be an unlikely connection, but now researchers are fairly confident in saying that women with psoriasis face a higher-than-average risk of Crohn's disease. The connection has ...

Psoriasis and Crohn's Disease Often Overlap

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The continuing national conversation about Americans' overconsumption of sugar -- particularly New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's current war on supersized sodas -- brings up a good point about ...

Take Care of Your Liver, Watch Sugar Consumption

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No lay person seeking medical advice wants to be bombarded with a lot of oddly-spelled and multisyllabic words. And when the concern is your digestive system, you can certainly hear words you've ...

About Your Digestive System: 6 Words to Know

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Advances in medicine continue to dazzle, and as proof, consider the idea of intestinal transplants. That's right. In a limited number of surgeries over the last few decades, doctors have ...

Deborah Ross commented on Deborah Ross' post The New Frontier of Intestinal Transplants

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Advances in medicine continue to dazzle, and as proof, consider the idea of intestinal transplants. That's right. In a limited number of surgeries over the last few decades, doctors have ...

The New Frontier of Intestinal Transplants

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If you take a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) for heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease or another condition, you might want to take note of recent news from the medical research world. In ...

Link Between Heartburn Drugs and C. Difficile

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If you weren’t aware of the recent Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States, that's okay. You may however have heard about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's proposed guideline ...

The 'Hidden Epidemic' of Hepatitis: What's Your Risk?

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Whether it's for pain relief, heartburn relief, diabetes care or other purposes, the many prescription and over-the-counter drugs at our disposal are usually formulated to do the trick. But ...

Medications Can Have Digestive Side Effects

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Perhaps the celebrity news about the 21-year-old actress from a hit TV series who just underwent a kidney transplant will raise awareness about kidney disease and the need for organ donors. ...

Young Star's Transplant Brings Attention to Kidney Disease

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If you are among the legions of women facing gallbladder removal surgery, then a key question during the followup with your doctor should be, "What kind of foods can I eat?" After all, it ...

What Can You Eat Without a Gallbladder?

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You might want to consider making pelvic floor exercises part of your daily routine, if you haven't done so already. A recent federal report indicates that the exercises -- sometimes called ...

Pelvic Floor Exercises are Worth a Try

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I had one of those "Really?" moments recently while reading an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics press release. The registered dietitians of this national organization want us to watch out ...

Reusable Grocery Totes Carry Pathogens: Who Knew?

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"Breast is best" for a number of reasons, including the well-established benefits of breastfeeding in protecting an infant's gastrointestinal tract. Recently, researchers have looked more ...

Research Continues to Support Breastfeeding

For any of you wanting to simplify your management of irritable bowel syndrome, there is an easy-to-remember phrase that health experts use: the three F's, namely, fluid, fitness and ...

Remember the 3F's for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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The only treatment for celiac disease is a gluten-free diet. Anyone who is newly diagnosed should realize that "the learning curve is steep" for leading a gluten-free lifestyle, says registered ...

Deborah Ross commented on Deborah Ross' post The Details on 'Gluten-Free' Labeling

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Say that you are shopping for something over-the-counter that will relieve constipation. In the health food aisle you notice a number of teas and capsules containing senna leaf, and they look ...

Pros and Cons of Senna for Constipation

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The only treatment for celiac disease is a gluten-free diet. Anyone who is newly diagnosed should realize that "the learning curve is steep" for leading a gluten-free lifestyle, says registered ...

The Details on 'Gluten-Free' Labeling

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An article titled “Demystifying Lactose Intolerance” in the April 2012 issue of Today’s Dietitian is geared toward increasing the knowledge base of registered dietitians. At the same time, it has ...

Deborah Ross commented on Deborah Ross' post Is It Really Lactose Intolerance?

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Anytime you are contemplating motherhood you need to consider your overall health, including possible chronic conditions. And in the case of inflammatory bowel disease, a chronic condition ...

Four Rules for IBD and Pregnancy

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A recent Mayo Clinic study has concluded that rheumatoid arthritis warrants more attention regarding not just the upper gastrointestinal problems that often plague patients, but also the many ...

Gastrointestinal Problems Tied to Rheumatoid Arthritis

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An article titled “Demystifying Lactose Intolerance” in the April 2012 issue of Today’s Dietitian is geared toward increasing the knowledge base of registered dietitians. At the same time, it has ...

Is It Really Lactose Intolerance?

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A diagnosis of chronic kidney disease can feel like a blow to the gut. But if you've gotten this diagnosis, you aren’t alone. About 1 in 10 Americans has CKD, a disease that requires careful ...

How To Manage Chronic Kidney Disease

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There’s no denying that serving overseas in the armed forces can sometimes have lasting physical, mental and emotional repercussions. One of the recent national health focuses for returning ...

Soldiers Sometimes Return with IBS

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Grandma will probably tell you it’s one of the simplest digestive aids ever: cinnamon. You can sprinkle it on your morning latte and oatmeal, or save it for later to add spice to your soup or ...

Healthy Digestion Includes Good Ol' Cinnamon

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From the National Eating Disorders Association comes a little-known fact: Up to 89 percent of patients with bulimia nervosa show signs of tooth erosion. Specifically, patients can suffer ...

Bulimia Wreaks Havoc on Teeth