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  Antibiotics May Not Help After ‘Complicated’ Appendectomy

  Use of the drugs did not lower infection risk after these higher-risk operations,...

  • Posted November 2, 2015
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  Antibiotics May Not Help After ‘Complicated’ Appendectomy

  Use of the drugs did not lower infection risk after these higher-risk operations,...

  • Posted November 2, 2015
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  Chronic Heartburn Drugs Tied to Higher Risk of Kidney Disease

  But studies weren't designed to prove proton pump inhibitors are responsible for the increase

  • Posted October 27, 2015
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  Ultrasound Might Speed Up Digestive Drug Delivery: Animal Study

  Technique may help in inflammatory bowel disease, but it hasn't been tested in people...

  • Posted October 21, 2015
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  Review Finds Fecal Transplants Work Well But Need Tight Regulation

  Clinical trial halted early because the treatment was effective

  • Posted October 21, 2015
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  Crohn’s Disease Treatments for Kids May Not Get Gut Back to Normal

  Even after therapy, healthy bacteria, fungi populations not restored, study finds

  • Posted October 14, 2015
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  Marijuana Extract Ill-Suited for Preventing Nausea After Surgery

  THC study halted early because of poor results, side effects

  • Posted October 13, 2015
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  Colonoscopy Findings Fade Quickly From Memory

  Study found the more time between checks, the less likely patients remembered the results

  • Posted October 8, 2015
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  FDA Orders Studies on Contaminated Endoscopes Tied to Illness Outbreaks

  Duodenoscopes used at 2 Los Angeles hospitals carried drug-resistant 'superbug'

  • Posted October 5, 2015
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  FDA Orders Studies on Contaminated Endoscopes Tied to Illness Outbreaks

  Duodenoscopes used at 2 Los Angeles hospitals carried drug-resistant 'superbug'

  • Posted October 5, 2015
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