Worms Relieve Symptoms of Bowel Disorder - Study
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It's not a treatment for the  faint-hearted or squeamish but scientists said on Tuesday that  worms could be a new treatment for a bowel disease.
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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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Worms squirming on a fishhook feel no pain -- nor do lobsters and crabs cooked in boiling water, a scientific study funded by the Norwegian government has found.
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NEW YORK  - Regular exercise may work as well as medication in improving symptoms of major depression, researchers have found.
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New data show anti-parasite drugs are effective in combating mortality, anemia and malnutrition in pregnant women and young children suffering from intestinal worms, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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Cases of diarrheal illness are being reported across tsunami-ravaged areas of South Asia, and World Health Organization authorities estimated yesterday that as many as 5 million survivors of the calamity are at dire risk of disease because they lack basic necessities for survival: water, sanitation, shelter, and food.
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Description: Acid-suppressing drugs have been popular in treating gastrointestinal problems, but little has been known about side effects.
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Researchers said on Monday they have pinpointed the reason some drugs used to treat mental illnesses like schizophrenia cause patients to gain a lot of weight, raising hope for developing drugs without this side effect.
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NEW YORK  - After a bout with a stomach bug, the likelihood that a person will go on to develop irritable bowel syndrome seems to go up if he or she is susceptible to stress and anxiety, according to a new study.
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An Iowa researcher is studying a little-known eating disorder that some doctors may miss: purging disorder.
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ALBANY, NY A small, preliminary study has found that an experimental drug can offer relief to people suffering from the bowel disorder Crohn&#39;s disease.
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Flies, like many other animals, live significantly longer on severely restricted diets. But just one whiff of food can shorten their lives again, scientists say.
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Scientists say they have found how the body controls the machinery it uses to fight infections.
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Roundworms may infect close to a quarter of inner city black children, tapeworms are the leading cause of seizures among U.S. Hispanics and other parasitic diseases associated with poor countries are also affecting Americans, a U.S. expert said on Tuesday.
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A relatively unheard-of gut disorder is becoming much more common, say US researchers.
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A diet high in red meat and alcohol could trigger relapses in sufferers of a bowel disease, according to Tyneside scientists.
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Acupuncture, already shown to help ease the nausea patients often suffer after having surgery, may actually work better than drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.