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  • What is Clostridium difficile?
    Health - 18 Mar 2019
    Clostridium difficile, also called C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that mainly infects the large intestine and causes diarrhea and other life-threatening intestinal disorders.
  • What Causes Cirrhosis?
    Health - 18 Mar 2019
    Cirrhosis refers to the late stage of liver fibrosis. Long term liver damage results in the formation of scar tissue in place of the original cells.
  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Prevention
    Health - 7 Mar 2019
    Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the major cause of acute renal failure in children. It follows gastroenteritis caused by a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli strain, most frequently O157:H7, though...
  • Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Vitamin B12, or cobalamin, is an essential micronutrient required in DNA synthesis and red blood cell maturation, among other metabolic functions. Its deficiency leads to a spectrum of disease. It is...
  • Ginger: Health Benefits
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a tropical plant with long green leaves and a thick underground stem or rhizome. It has a potent spicy fragrance and flavor and is widely used to add a piquant touch to...
  • Risk Factors for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a medical condition in which bacteria in the gut overgrow. This normally does not occur under good health conditions.
  • Fecal Microbiota Transplant Technique
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) is based on the transfer of stool material from a healthy donor who has no contagious diseases or history of recent antibiotic use, to a patient with disturbed gut...
  • Diagnosis of Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Juvenile polyposis syndrome, also known as familial juvenile polyposis, is a hereditary genetic syndrome. It is usually transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion, but may be due to a new mutation...
  • Hyperthyroidism Signs and Symptoms
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Many patients do not experience or report symptoms in the early stages of hyperthyroidism. As a result, the condition may not be diagnosed until it progresses enough to cause symptoms.
  • Causes of Food Intolerance
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Food intolerance is a functional or structural intolerance to food, which is non-immunologic and non-toxic in origin, but is chemically based instead. A third type of food intolerance involves the...

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