Digestive in Medical News

Central Florida is International Destination for Unique, State-of-the-Art Procedure to Treat Common Digestive Ailment

Patient from Kuwait is first who has traveled overseas to U.S. for this innovative treatment of GERD, a condition suffered by millions of Americans. Surgeon performing procedure has highest success rate of any physician in the country. Lady Lake, Florida (PRWEB) July 6,...

YoCream Announces the First Soft Serve Frozen Yogurt With Beneficial Probiotics Clinically Proven to Strengthen the Digestive System.

PORTLAND, Ore., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YoCream International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: YOCM.PK) is pleased to announce new YoCream High Culture(TM) Frozen Yogurt with L. acidophilus NCFM (trade name HOWARU(R) Dophilus) premium probiotics: the first soft serve frozen yogurt with beneficia...

Improved DNA stool test could detect digestive cancers in multiple organs

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated that a noninvasive screening test can detect not only colorectal cancer but also the common cancers above the colon -- including pancreas, stomach, biliary and esophageal cancers. This is one of more than 100 Mayo Clinic studies being p...

ASGE and ASGE Foundation hold Crystal Awards Dinner as part of Digestive Disease Week

OAK BROOK, Ill. MAY 31, 2009 The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) will honor important contributions to the field of endoscopy during the fifth annual ASGE Crystal Awards on Sunday, May 31. Hosted by ASGE and the ASGE Foundation, this year's event will begin at 6:30 p.m. a...

Zeus to Present at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago

Zeus Research & Development will be one of the presenters at Digestive Disease Week, addressing the topic of invention of new devices in interventional gastroenterology. Orangeburg, SC (PRWEB) May 29, 2009 -- Zeus, Inc., a leader in polymer extrusions and material s...

Exagen Launches New Diagnostic Assays for Bowel Disease at Digestive Disease Week Conference

Company signs partnership agreement with Clinical Reference Laboratory ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Exagen Diagnostics, Inc. today announced the availability of two new genomic blood tests to assist physicians with diagnosing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Inflammatory Bowel ...

BioRay's CytoFlora Reduces Digestive and Behavioral Issues in Autistic Children

Debuts at Autism One May 22 - 25, 2009 CytoFlora decreases IgA and IgM antibodies to intestinal bacteria in children with immune disorders and autism. LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- It is believed that as many as 75% of autistic children are affected by gastrointestina...

From Early Brain Development to Digestive Health, New Juicy Juice Beverages Aid Children Through Different Stages of Growth and Development

Two new fruit juice beverages fortified with DHA or fiber and other beneficial nutrients GLENDALE, Calif., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestle Juicy Juice is premiering two products designed to benefit children during different stages of their growth and development. Juicy Juice Brain Development...

NIH releases the first research plan to reduce the burden of digestive diseases

The National Institutes of Health today announced the release of the first long-range plan for tackling digestive diseases, which affect as many as 70 million Americans each year. Opportunities and Challenges in Digestive Diseases Research: Recommendations of the National Commission on Digestiv...

The Effects of Probiotics on the Aging Digestive Tract to be Presented at Nutracon 2009

- Dr. Tommy Tomizawa of UCLA Medical Center will present latest research and evidence that probiotics may be beneficial to the elderly - TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- With the worldwide elderly population expected to climb over 300% in the next 50 years, healthy aging is pa...

Photos: TV Soap Opera Veteran Speaks Out to Lead Charge to Cure Digestive Diseases

Actor John J. York's Public Service Announcements Highlight Community-Based Fundraising through Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Take Steps Walks NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Television and screen celebrity John J. York, best known for his role as Mac Scorpio on ABC's daytime soap opera ...

RingingCedarsofRussia.org Releases Pine Nut Oil Research Showing That Digestive and Stomach Disorders Respond to Unique Super Food: Siberian Pine Nut Oil

RingingCedarsofRussia.org released research this month demonstrating why the cold pressed oil of Siberian Cedar nuts, also known as Pinus Sibirica, has been considered an ancient super food. In a clinical trial conducted by Professor A. B. Krivosheev from the City Clinical Hospital of Novosibirsk...

Healthy Eating Expert Ellie Krieger Joins Yoplait(R) Yo-Plus(TM) to Raise Awareness of Digestive Health

Ellie Krieger Offers Healthy Eating Tips to Stay Balanced Through the Holidays MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Registered dietitian, celebrity chef, and New York Times best-selling author Ellie Krieger, of Food Network fame, joins Yoplait(R) Yo-Plus(TM) in s...

Tummy Hurts From Eating Too Much or From Too Many Turns in the Road? Clear Motion & Digestive Aid(TM) Comes to the Rescue

Scientifically Formulated Homeopathic/Herbal Supplement Relieves Motion Sickness, Acid Reflux, Abdominal Distress and General Nausea - Quickly, Naturally and Safely SAN DIEGO, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The season of travel and tempting meals is almost here and though we...

What Boomers Need to Know About Digestion; Enzymatic Therapy's CompleteGest1 Renew targets special digestive issues

As people age, changes in the digestive tract make occasional digestive issues more likely. In fact, nearly 70 million Americans have some sort of digestive issue every year, and as many as 40% of older, boomer-aged adults have one or more symptoms related to digestive concerns. Enzymatic Therapy...

MyHealthGate, Inc. Joins With LiveActive Chewy Granola Bars to Raise Digestive Health Awareness

Innovative Health Website Helps Reach Health-Conscious Consumers FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Between 60 and 70 million Americans experience some sort of digestive health issue (*see reference, below). The issue may be that Americans haven't "digested" the ways in which prebi...

2009 Half Marathon Training Program to Benefit Research into Debilitating Digestive Diseases

Champion Speed Skater and Survivor Urges Marathon Enrollment to Raise Funds and Hope NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout September and October, people from around the country can sign up to train for the ING Miami Half Marathon through the Crohn's & Coliti...

Obesity raises risks of serious digestive health concerns

Bethesda, MD, August 19, 2008 The prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States coupled by the increased risk of gastrointestinal diseases related to obesity raises serious implications for the health of Americans. Several scientific studies in the August issue of The American Journa...

String probes for devastating childhood digestive disease

A swallowed string may someday replace the invasive, uncomfortable endoscope now used to diagnose a devastating childhood disease of the esophagus. Steven J. Ackerman of University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and Dr. Glenn T. Furuta, his colleague at the University of Colorado De...

Digestive Disease Week study examined ACR's guidelines for CT colonography interpretation

OAK BROOK, Ill. C JULY 11, 2008 -- A study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2008 examined the American College of Radiology's (ACR) CT colonography guidelines recommending that polyps ≤ 5mm in size not be reported on CT colonography by applying them to an endoscopic database that collect...

North South Divide Exists in UK Digestive Health

LONDON, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- More northern women feel bloating and gurgling than their southern counterparts with up to 70% of them likely to experience it at any one time, according to a TNS survey commissioned by Danone(1). Women from the West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside fared ...

New Friendship Cottage Cheese Boosts Digestive & Bone Health

First Product That Gives Consumers an All-Natural Cottage Cheese Containing Probiotics & Prebiotic Fiber JERICHO, N.Y., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning in early June, a new cottage cheese with more healthy benefits hits supermarket shelves -- Friendship All-Natural Digestiv...

TAK-390MR Phase 3 data presented at Digestive Disease Week

SAN DIEGO, Calif. May 18, 2008 TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. today reported results from three pivotal Phase 3 studies evaluating investigational new drug TAK-390MR, the first proton pump inhibitor (PPI) with an innovative dual delayed release technology, in healing patients with erosive eso...

Mayo Clinic Proceedings examines link between bacteria in the digestive system and obesity

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Obesity is more than a cosmetic concern because it increases a persons risk for developing high blood pressure, diabetes and many other serious health problems. Its well understood that consuming more calories than you expend through exercise and daily activities causes weight ...

Mayo Clinic Proceedings Examines a Possible Link Between Bacteria Found in the Human Digestive System and Obesity

ROCHESTER, Minn., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Obesity is more than a cosmetic concern because it increases a person's risk for developing high blood pressure, diabetes and many other serious health problems. It's well understood that consuming more calories than you expend through...

Digest This: Digestive Health Harder to Maintain Than Financial Health

Kraft LiveActive Line Expands With More Options Throughout the Day That Help Promote Digestive Health GLENVIEW, Ill., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nearly two-thirds of Americans (64 percent) find maintaining good digestive health to be a greater challenge than maintai...

AUDIO from Medialink and Kellogg's: Ten Delicious Days to Better Digestive Health

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- We may all want to be considered special, but when it comes to digestive health, it's actually better to be regular. Here's more on how many of us aren't getting the daily fiber we need. Listen to this report from Kellogg's (NYSE: K ) at: http://media.medi...

AUDIO from Medialink and Kellogg: Ten Delicious Days to Better Digestive Health

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Most of us probably don't think much about being regular, except that is, when we aren't. Dr. John Johanson, practicing gastroenterologist at the Beloit Clinic in Beloit, Wisconsin says that the biggest contributor to poor digestive health is that we're not ge...

Raw Seafood Poses Digestive Risks

Symptoms of infection include diarrhea, cramping and vomiting, researchers say TUESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Eating raw or undercooked seafood -- such as sushi and sashimi -- increases the risk of infection by parasitic worm larvae. And such infection can cause severe stomach and intesti...

Despite Advances in the Accuracy of CT Colonography in Detecting Polyps, Digestive Health Experts Urge Patients to Consider Risks and Realities

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research from the University of Wisconsin comparing optical colonoscopy to CT colonography published in the New England Journal of Medicine today raises several important issues for the public about colorectal cancer screening using a CT sca...

VIDEO from Medialink and General Mills: Digestive Health

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- For many women, digestive issues have gone from doctor's office discussion to everyday conversation. According to a national survey, nearly half of women surveyed say they care about this issue when it comes to staying healthy. (See video from General Mills ...

New Probiotic Supplement, Promotes Digestive Health and Boosts Immune System

CLEVELAND, A healthy digestive system is fundamental to overall good health and although many people claim to maintain a proper diet, exercise and drink plenty of water , their digestive systems remain unbalanced. Factors such as age, medication, travel, antibiotic use and stress can wreak havoc on...

Many Irish in the Grips of Digestive Disorders

A survey has conveyed the extent of digestive problems among the Irish estimated at one-third, a trend prevalent for over a year. The survey findings also established// a certain amount of ignorance displayed by the Irish, who seem to be at a loss about approach measures for remedy. The res...

Silence Puts Comfort For Digestive Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome, by which 15% of Americans were suffered, was caused by distinctly personal habits and when medication doesn't help, there's often little left// to do but to suffer in silence. Others like constipation, bloating, diarrhea and gas, flatulence make their lives miserable, limi...

Obesity: Digestive Disorders Come In The Way Of Exercise

It could be a catch-22 situation for some overweight people—they cannot reduce weight by exercise due to gastrointestinal problems//. Doctors treating overweight or obese patients often prescribe exercise as part of a regime to take off pounds. But researchers led by psychologist Rona ...

Breast-fed Children Weather Digestive Disease

Breast-fed children may have a natural protection against celiac, a digestive disease that makes them intolerant of gluten, a protein. A team at Manchester University, Britain, recently // earched on the effect of breastfeeding on the children suffering from celiac, a disease that makes them int...

Expandable metal stents used in digestive cancers

Dr. Todd H. Baron from Mayo Foundation in Rochester, Minnesota has created a break through of sorts by using expandable metal stents in the digestive tract of people afflicted with gastrointestinal cancers. These patients commonly suffer from obstructions and they present with s...

Infants at lower risk from digestive disease if introduced to cereal early

Infants may have lower risk for the disease of the intestine called celiac disease// if they are introduced to cereals at the age of 4 to 6 months. Researchers from University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center had reported that celiac disease, also called gluten-sensitive entero...

Fructose cause digestive problems

An inability to digest fructose might explain common digestive symptoms like gas, pain and bloating.Researchers at the University of Iowa have been investigating the link between fructose intolerance and the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS),// a common disorder characterised by abdominal ...

Fructose cause digestive problems

An inability to digest fructose might explain common digestive symptoms like gas, pain and bloating.Researchers at the University of Iowa have been investigating the link between fructose intolerance and the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common disorder characterised by abdominal di...