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Xlumena, a privately held provider of innovative technology for gastroenterologists/interventional endoscopists, announced it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its NAVIX™ Access Device. The NAVIX™ Device is an advanced endoscopy system, consisting of … Continue reading →

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 109 cases of E. coli infection have been reported, of which 16 were of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) – a form of kidney failure. One person has died. The CDC … Continue reading →

Heartburn symptoms are one of the most commonly reported complaints among pregnant women. Heartburn usually starts during the first trimester and tends to worsen during the second and third trimesters. Studies have shown elevated levels of the hormone progesterone accompanied … Continue reading →

Over the course of two hours on a recent Friday, 20 people arrived, one by one, for emergency care at the Palisades Medical Center here. Each separately complained of various gastrointestinal symptoms, including nausea and diarrhea. A coincidence? Or the … Continue reading →

A team of scientists from across the globe have found that gut bacteria may influence mammalian brain development and adult behavior. Dr Martin Hibberd from the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), in collaboration with Dr Sven Petterssons and Dr Rochellys … Continue reading →

Typhoid fever is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. It is also known as enteric fever, or commonly just typhoid. Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever are clinically indistinguishable diseases, collectively called enteric fever. It easily spreads through … Continue reading →

Synvista Therapeutics, Inc. (AMEX: SYI) announced the publication of preclinical data demonstrating the ability of its compound, alagebrium, to reduce serum levels of advanced glycated end-products (AGEs) and restore neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) activity in rats with diabetes. Loss … Continue reading →

Eurand N.V. (NASDAQ: EURX), a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops enhanced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products based on its proprietary drug formulation technologies, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for EUR-1073 (beclomethasone diproprionate) … Continue reading →

Rifaximin, a minimally absorbed antibiotic that stays in the gut has been found to provide long-lasting relief for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), researchers have revealed in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine). IBS patients experienced relief long after … Continue reading →

Lap band surgery appears to be an effective procedure to combat obesity in adolescents, according to a new study conducted at NYU Medical Center. It is the first study to evaluate the lap band in patients under the age of … Continue reading →