Crohn&#39;s disease, bacteria link
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NEW research has added to evidence that a bacteria that causes gastrointestinal disease in farm animals may be responsible for Crohn&#39;s disease in humans.
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A strain of the C. difficile bacterium with properties linked to increased virulence has become predominant in several US hospitals, prompting researchers to suggest that this strain may be responsible for the sharp increase in cases and severity of
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A study suggests that a virulent drug-resistant bacterium spreading in hospitals and nursing homes may be twice as common as once thought.
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NEW YORK  - Contrary to conventional wisdom, the appendix may not be useless after all. New research suggests that the structure helps beneficial bacteria survive and repopulate the colon after these organisms become depleted as a result of an infection or drug treatment.
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NEW YORK  - Crohn's disease tends to be more severe in girls than in boys, but boys with the disorder are more prone to stunted growth, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - People with inflammatory bowel   disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative   colitis, are frequently not immunized against   vaccine-preventable diseases, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus, a beneficial type of microbe, produces changes in the intestinal tract that help reduce abdominal pain related to irritable bowel syndrome, findings from an animal study suggest.
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Scientists show how Salmonella food bacteria in space become more virulent in their weightless surroundings.
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A bacterium that causes intestinal  illness in cattle and sheep could also be responsible for  Crohn's disease, researchers said on Friday.
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The microbes within us could explain rising allergy rates.
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Dec. 23, 2004 -- Allergies and asthma may start in your gut. Upset the gut&#39;s natural mix of helpful bacteria and fungi, and allergies and asthma may develop.
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NEW YORK  - An abnormally high number of bacteria in the small intestine does not appear to be a major factor affecting the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, Swedish researchers report in the medical journal Gut.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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A Johns Hopkins University study has found a strong link between brain inflammation and autism. The study was published in &#39;The Annals of Neurology&#39; today.
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It has long been clear that chronic stress wreaks havoc on our health. Scientists have now found molecular signs of this harm. In a study of mothers of chronically ill children, the cells
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NEW YORK  - Children with inflammatory bowel disease have a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.
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For the first time, scientists have found that bacteria can use a Sonar-like system to spot other cells (either normal body cells or other bacteria) and target them for destruction.