The Colorectal Cancer Alliance, the American College of Gastroenterology, AGA, and others are encouraging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to preserve the independence of the U.S. Preventive ...

Acute gastroenteritis and colitis are both gastrointestinal conditions that lead to inflammation but in different parts of the stomach. While both the conditions can lead to similar symptoms, such ...

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When metronidazole or vancomycin fail, the new broad-spectrum antibiotic tigecycline may be worth a try in patients with severe refractory C. difficile colitis.

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Almost 100 people fell sick in a Clostridium perfringens outbreak in China in 2024. In May 2024, an elderly care center in Beijing reported dozens of acute diarrhea cases.

New research reveals that specialized gut bacteria convert bile acids into powerful healing compounds, offering hope for patients with inflammatory bowel disease and other chronic gut conditions.

Gut bacteria heal the colon Date: March 18, 2025 Source: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Summary: Scientists have uncovered how a gut bacterium, Clostridium scindens, aids in healing ...

The researchers tested their hypothesis in mice with colitis, a disease model that mimics UC. They introduced Clostridium scindens into some mice while leaving others untreated.

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), risk factors associated with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) include recent diagnosis ...