Early exposure to farm animals lowers IBD risk
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Infants who are regularly  exposed to farm animals appear to be less likely than others to  develop inflammatory bowel disease in childhood, according to  the findings of a German study published in the journal  Pediatrics.
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NEW YORK  - Long-term high consumption of  red and processed meat may increase the risk of cancer in the  colon and rectum, a new study shows.
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Crohn&#39;s disease may be caused by the same bacterium that causes a similar intestinal disorder in animals, according to a study published in the medical journal Lancet.
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Patients with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, who do not respond to conventional treatment, may get symptom relief by swallowing parasite eggs.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a study conducted  in Japan suggest that consumption of uncooked deer meat is an  important risk factor for infection with hepatitis E virus  (HEV).
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A genetically engineered protein can help close to half of patients with painful ulcerative colitis, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - People who have plenty of foods with antioxidants in their diets may be protecting themselves from bone changes associated with knee arthritis, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - The use of commonly prescribed "broad-spectrum" antibiotics, which destroy a wide range of bacteria, during infancy may raise the risk of asthma later in childhood, according to a Canadian report in the journal Chest.
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Giving children antibiotics or paracetamol early in life may increase their risk of asthma, Massey health researchers say. They carried out a study involving more than 4000 children and found
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Former U.S. government officials,   environmentalists and industry leaders have launched a two-year   study into health and environmental impacts of large-scale   animal farms, a study group said on Tuesday.
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By Tom Scotney  Cattle farming in the West Midlands could be at risk because of high levels of bovine tuberculosis and difficulties making money from dairy products, regional farming chiefs have said.
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People who eat lots of red meat may  be raising their risk of rheumatoid arthritis, an incurable and  crippling disease, British researchers reported on Thursday.
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Researchers have identified a faulty inflammatory signaling process that may lead to the development of Crohn&#39;s disease. Further research on this signaling process may help
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Red meat consumption can make people more susceptible to the risk of developing inflammatory arthritis, according to University of Manchester researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study   suggest that babies whose growth in the womb is restricted,   perhaps because of pregnancy complications, are particularly   susceptible to the development of irritable bowel syndrome   (IBS) later in life.
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If you like to eat red meat you may be at an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to a British study in the December issue of Arthritis &amp; Rheumatism.
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If you eat lots of fruit and vegetables you will reduce your risk of developing heart disease, but you will not alter your cancer risk, say Harvard researchers.