Crohn's Disease forms part of IBD month

As May is the month to highlight Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), pharmaceutical company, AbbVie wishes to create further awareness around one particular, debilitating IBD - Crohn's Disease. 21 May 2013 10:51

Reduce chocolate, avoid heartburn this Easter

Over Easter, millions of South Africans may reach for their chests in discomfort more often than usual and the heartburn culprit, says a local pharmaceutical company, is chocolate. 26 Mar 2013 11:01

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Bizcommunity April 1 price freeze is no joke

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Believe it or not, we've made the decision to freeze most of our rates for 2013! This is not an April Fool's prank but a strategic decision in line with our core objectives to assist businesses to grow and thrive via our portfolio of publishing platforms. 26 Mar 2013 10:37

Tapeworms larvae are harmful to humans

Adult tapeworms can live in the gut for years without doing much harm, but the larvae they produce can be harmful. 22 Mar 2013 16:16

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If you're content, we're content

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] "Content" is currently on everybody's lips, with everyone from the existing media to brand owners and individuals being encouraged to become content providers. Bizcommunity has been ahead of the content curve for over a decade. 18 Mar 2013 09:03

Genes and obesity: Fast food is not only culprit in expanding waistlines - DNA is also to blame

Researchers at UCLA say it's not just what you eat that makes those pants tighter - it's also genetics. In a new study, scientists discovered that body-fat responses to a typical fast-food diet are determined in large part by genetic factors, and they have identified several genes they say may control those responses. 1 Feb 2013 08:01

Human gut 'selects and nurtures' beneficial microbes

Animals, including humans, actively select the gut microbes that are the best partners and nurture them with nutritious secretions, a new Oxford University study suggests. 26 Nov 2012 13:03

Straight from the gut: Microbes can cause obesity

[Helen Dodson] Obesity and chronic liver disease can be triggered by a family of proteins that alter populations of microbes in the stomach, a discovery that suggests the condition may be infectious, Yale scientists report. The study, in the advance online publication of Nature, expands on earlier Yale research that showed how similar microbial imbalances caused by the same family of proteins increases the risk of intestinal diseases such as colitis. 3 Feb 2012 15:10

Bedwetting can be due to undiagnosed constipation, research shows

Winston-Salem, NC, USA: Bedwetting isn't always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit; and if it isn't diagnosed, children and their parents must endure an unnecessarily long, costly and difficult quest to cure nighttime wetting. 31 Jan 2012 13:47

Vomiting virus found in majority of British oysters: study

LONDON, UK: Three-quarters of British-grown oysters contain norovirus, a bug which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, according to new research published on Tuesday by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). 29 Nov 2011 16:04

Results of medication studies in top medical journals may be misleading to readers

[Enrique Rivero] A UCLA-Harvard study has highlighted three types of confusing outcome measures. Studies about medications published in the most influential medical journals are frequently designed in a way that yields misleading or confusing results, new research suggests. 26 Aug 2011 09:19

Too much kougoed not so good, says SU researcher

If you want to chew the indigenous plant kougoed to calm you or make you feel less depressed, do so in moderation - don't indulge yourself indiscriminately. 15 Feb 2011 09:06

New trial tests surgery for Type 2 diabetes

Study compares gastric bypass to conventional medical treatments and lifestyle modifications in mildly obese and non-obese patients. 11 Feb 2011 12:46