Analyzing intestinal bacteria may help predict health outcomes of aging people – and lead to treatments that could help delay physical decline. Researchers from UCLA discovered changes within intestinal microbes that precede and predict the death of fruit flies. The findings were published in the journal Cell Reports. “Age-onset decline is very tightly linked to… Continue reading Intestinal Bacteria Could Be Clue to Aging
Category: IBS
Natural Remedies for IBS: Do They Work?
Should you use complementary health remedies to combat Irritable Bowel Syndrome? The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health, offers an overview: Probiotics There is some preliminary evidence that suggests these microorganisms may improve symptoms of IBS; however, benefits have not been conclusively demonstrated, and not all… Continue reading Natural Remedies for IBS: Do They Work?
IBD Linked to Anxiety
People who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease are twice as likely to have generalized anxiety disorder as those who don’t have IBD. The findings, by researchers from the University of Toronto, were published in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. “Patients with IBD face substantial chronic physical problems associated with the disease,” said lead-author Professor Esme… Continue reading IBD Linked to Anxiety
Update on Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatments
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an often misunderstood and underdiagnosed condition that affects about 15.3 million people in the United States. No one remedy works for all patients, so there’s a great medical need to develop new therapies for IBS, says Andrew Mulberg, M.D., a gastroenterologist with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). That’s why… Continue reading Update on Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatments