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28 Sep 2015

Psychological Factors Affect Gastrointestinal Infections

ANXIETY increases the risk of gastrointestinal infection and long-term complications, according to the results of an investigation of a…
EMJ
28 Sep 2015

Breakthrough Experimental Therapy Treats Colon Cancer and Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease

SCIENTISTS have discovered a groundbreaking experimental therapy that is capable of suppressing the development of ulcerative colitis (UC)…
EMJ
29 Jun 2015

Immune System Response Directed by ‘Gut Reaction’ to Illness

SIGNAL projection from cells in the infected guts of mice influences the programming of immune system cells to either repair or protect the body…
EMJ
29 Jun 2015

New Blood Tests May Quickly Diagnose IBS

DIAGNOSIS of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the most common gastroenterological condition in the USA, can now be achieved with just two blood tests…
EMJ
27 May 2015

Experts across Europe Call for Earlier Detection of Oesophageal Cancer in a Bid to Improve Survival Rates

(May 21, 2015) Recent estimates indicate that more than 34,000 new cases of oesophageal cancer are recorded across Europe annually, with incidence…
EMJ
7 Apr 2015

The Hidden Consequences of Antibiotic Overuse

CONSEQUENCES of long-term antibiotic use may be even more extensive than previously thought; this is according to research that investigates…
EMJ
7 Apr 2015

Why You Shouldn’t Turn Your Nose Up at Faecal Microbiota Transplantation

FAECAL microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been found to be an effective treatment for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection.
EMJ
19 Feb 2015

InflectraTM (Infliximab) Patient Registry Reports Interim Results in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Data have been presented on the use of Hospira’s Inflectra (infliximab) at the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (ECCO-ibd) conference.