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		<title>Veggie rich diet could help prevent acute pancreatitis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A diet rich in vegetables could help stave off the development of the serious condition acute pancreatitis, a new study has suggested. Pancreatitis refers to inflammation of the pancreas – the gland behind the stomach, which, among other things, releases digestive enzymes to break down food. Occasionally these enzymes become active inside the pancreas, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dietary fiber nurtures health-promoting gut bacteria</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dietary fiber promotes a shift in the gut toward different types of beneficial bacteria, according to a University of Illinois study. And the microbes that live in the gut, scientists now believe, can support a healthy gastrointestinal tract as well as affect our susceptibility to conditions as varied as type 2 diabetes, obesity, inflammatory bowel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common BP drug linked to severe gastrointestinal problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 01:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered an association between a commonly prescribed blood pressure drug, Olmesartan, and severe gastrointestinal issues such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss and electrolyte abnormalities &#8212; symptoms common among those who have celiac disease. From 2008-11, Mayo Clinic physicians treated 22 patients with symptoms similar to celiac disease, including intestinal inflammation and abnormalities. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Impact of cigarette smoking continues even after quitting</title>
		<link>http://news.bioscholar.com/2011/11/impact-of-cigarette-smoking-continues-even-after-quitting.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study including an Indian-origin scientist has found that cigarette smoking may impair pancreatic duct cell function even after quitting, putting all smokers at risk of compromised digestive function regardless of age, gender and alcohol intake. In the study, researchers from Centre for Pancreatic Disease at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston assessed pancreatic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even 1 drink a day can cause gastrointestinal problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moderate alcohol consumption &#8211; just one drink per day for women or two for men &#8211; could lead to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and subsequently cause gastrointestinal symptoms like bloating, gas, abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea, a new study has suggested. The study looked at the charts of 198 patients who underwent lactulose hydrogen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Listening to Mozart may help docs detect colon cancer faster</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study has revealed that listening to Mozart’s music while performing colonoscopy may help physicians increase their detection rates of precancerous polyps. The study by Catherine Noelle O’Shea, DO and David Wolf, MD, of the University of Texas Health Science Centre at Houston, found adenoma detection rate increased when done with the music compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lifetime psychological traumas may lead to irritable bowel syndrome</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have revealed that psychological and emotional traumas experienced over a lifetime &#8211; such as the death of a loved one, divorce, natural disaster, house fire or car accident, physical or mental abuse &#8211; may lead to adult irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester found that childhood and adult traumas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geographical variation plays role in chronic digestive conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Geographic variation does play a role in determining occurrence of chronic digestive diseases, US researchers say. The new research points to a potential role for UV light exposure and vitamin D levels in chronic digestive conditions, Crohn’s disease, which is a serious inflammatory condition in the small intestine and ulcerative colitis (UC), which similarly affects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drinking more fluids could cut men’s bladder cancer risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drinking plenty of fluids may help men to protect against bladder cancer, a new study has suggested. The study did not determine why increased fluid intake might be protective, but Jiachen Zhou, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., a doctoral candidate in epidemiology at Brown University, hypothesized that the fluids may flush out potential carcinogens before they have the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Even low-doses of aspirin ups risk of GI bleeding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The use of low-dose aspirin for cardiovascular disease and cancer increases the risk for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, according to a new study. The risk increases further with accompanying use of cardiovascular disease-preventing therapies, such as clopidogrel and anticoagulants, the report stated. In this study, doctors searched 10 electronic databases and collected data on adverse events [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New device to explore your guts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gastric disorders can now be easily diagnosed with the help of a new device that provides unprecedented clarity of muscular contractions even in the deepest digestive parts. A new endoscope (instrument) based on fibre optics allows one to see within the colon, the main part of the large intestine, the last in the digestive system. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upset tummies cost Britain 11 mn working days a year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One in four Britons suffers a stomach upset every year. This equates to more than 11 million lost working days each year, a media report said. The figure has soared by 43 percent compared to the 1990s, according to a study published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Daily Mail reported Tuesday. The highly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friendly bugs can now be delivered safely to guts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shuttling friendly bugs to intestines is a challenging task as most of them perish under heavy acidic conditions of the stomach but a new technology can now deliver them safely to the guts. Probiotic food contain live bugs that help maintain and improve gut health, strengthen immunity, fight gastro-intestinal and respiratory disorders and even show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antacids may lead to ‘difficult to treat’ small intestine ulcers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new McMaster study has revealed that antacids that we take to reduce the chances of stomach ulcers we think can be caused by arthritis drugs, may result in irreparable harm to the small intestine. A team from the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute has found that those acid-reducing drugs, known as proton pump [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Novel cytokine that can cure ulcerative colitis identified</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have discovered that expression of a newly identified human cytokine can protect mice from ulcerative colitis, or inflammation of the lining of the colon. Interleukin 37 (IL-37) is a member of the IL-1 family and functions as an inhibitor of innate inflammation and immunity. [...]]]></description>
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