Gut Health
... evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of probiotics in IBS patients. B. infantis 35624 was the only probiotic that showed any significant benefit in the composite symptom score of IBS patients. Bifidobacterium likely has a beneficial effect in the symptom relief of IBS either as a single ...
... evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of probiotics in IBS patients. B. infantis 35624 was the only probiotic that showed any significant benefit in the composite symptom score of IBS patients. Bifidobacterium likely has a beneficial effect in the symptom relief of IBS either as a single ...
Azathioprine
... The most common and potentially serious side effects of azathioprine involve the gastrointestinal tract and blood cells. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of patients experience nausea and vomiting after taking this medication, sometimes accompanied by abdominal pain or diarrhea. Taking the medication ...
... The most common and potentially serious side effects of azathioprine involve the gastrointestinal tract and blood cells. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of patients experience nausea and vomiting after taking this medication, sometimes accompanied by abdominal pain or diarrhea. Taking the medication ...
LYME DISEASE GROUPS FINALLY GIVEN AVOICE IN THE
... Washington, DC, August 2009 – Patient advocates and physicians concerned with the treatment of chronic Lyme disease finally had their voices heard at a July 30 hearing mandated by a legal settlement between Connecticut’s Attorney General and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). More th ...
... Washington, DC, August 2009 – Patient advocates and physicians concerned with the treatment of chronic Lyme disease finally had their voices heard at a July 30 hearing mandated by a legal settlement between Connecticut’s Attorney General and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). More th ...
The Immune System in Occupational Disease
... Summary: Inflammation • Inflammation progresses from an innate immune response to acute inflammation and then to either resolution of inflammation or chronic inflammation/pathology • Immune mediators (i.e. cytokines) are responsible for redness, swelling, heat & pain • Inflammation consists of immu ...
... Summary: Inflammation • Inflammation progresses from an innate immune response to acute inflammation and then to either resolution of inflammation or chronic inflammation/pathology • Immune mediators (i.e. cytokines) are responsible for redness, swelling, heat & pain • Inflammation consists of immu ...
Helminths in the gastrointestinal tract as modulators of immunity and
... limit pathology which significantly affects the host’s fitness, and in order to avoid serious ...
... limit pathology which significantly affects the host’s fitness, and in order to avoid serious ...
Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
... • Clustering of bowel movements (numerous bowel movements over a few hours) • Incontinence (leakage of stool while passing gas or, rarely, complete loss of bowel control) • No bowel movement for a day or two or more, and then many bowel movements another day • More gas • A hard time emptying bowels ...
... • Clustering of bowel movements (numerous bowel movements over a few hours) • Incontinence (leakage of stool while passing gas or, rarely, complete loss of bowel control) • No bowel movement for a day or two or more, and then many bowel movements another day • More gas • A hard time emptying bowels ...
The Mucosal Immune Response in Health and Disease
... The immune system can be considered a complex and diverse system designed to protect the body from dangerous pathogens. The mucosal surfaces, which can exceed 300 m2 in humans, are particularly vulnerable to infection (McGhee and Fujihashi 2012). Therefore, higher mammals have evolved a distinct muc ...
... The immune system can be considered a complex and diverse system designed to protect the body from dangerous pathogens. The mucosal surfaces, which can exceed 300 m2 in humans, are particularly vulnerable to infection (McGhee and Fujihashi 2012). Therefore, higher mammals have evolved a distinct muc ...
Inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the principal types of inflammatory bowel disease. It is important to note that not only does Crohn's disease affect the small intestine and large intestine, it can also affect the mouth, esophagus, stomach and the anus whereas ulcerative colitis primarily affects the colon and the rectum.Inflammatory bowel diseases resulted in 51,000 deaths in 2013 and 55,000 deaths in 1990.