News articles tagged with 'bowel'
New bowel cancer evidence calls for routine DNA repair test
— 9 Mar 2011 18:41 | HealthBowel cancer patients whose tumours contain defects in specific DNA repair systems are much less likely to experience tumour recurrence post surgery, results from a major clinical study…
High levels of 'good' cholesterol may cut bowel cancer risk
— 8 Mar 2011 13:44 | HealthHigh levels of 'good' (high density lipoprotein) HDL cholesterol seem to cut the risk of bowel cancer, suggests research published online in Gut…
Research links 29 genome regions with common form of inflammatory bowel disease
— 7 Feb 2011 15:22 | HealthAn international team of researchers has made new links between 29 regions of the genome and ulcerative colitis - a common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The new findings…
New probiotic combats inflammatory bowel disease
— 1 Feb 2011 21:42 | HealthYou know the probiotics in your peach yogurt are healthful, but now it appears they may also be a powerful treatment for disease…
Dogs can accurately sniff out early stage bowel cancer
— 1 Feb 2011 20:06 | HealthDogs can sniff out bowel cancer in breath and stool samples, with a very high degree of accuracy - even in the early stages of the disease - reveals research published online in the…
Small bowel blood flow in healthy subjects receiving low-dose aspirin
— 25 Jan 2011 19:17 | HealthLow-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) has been widely used for prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Several studies have shown that mucosal breaks caused by taking…
New tool in the early detection of bowel disease
— 6 Dec 2010 18:06 | HealthAn international team of researchers led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a new kind of endoscope to aid the early detection and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel…
Common stomach bacteria may fight off inflammatory bowel disease caused by Salmonella
— 2 Nov 2010 12:09 | HealthHelicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacterium, reduced the severity of inflammation of the colon caused by Salmonella in mice, according to research from U-M Medical School scientists…
Following lifestyle tips could prevent almost a quarter of bowel cancer cases
— 27 Oct 2010 10:56 | HealthAlmost a quarter of colorectal (bowel) cancer cases could be prevented if people followed healthy lifestyle advice in five areas including diet and exercise, says a new study published…
Researchers develop oral delivery system to treat inflammatory bowel diseases
— 11 Oct 2010 10:18 | HealthResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have developed a novel approach for delivering small bits of genetic material into the body to improve the treatment…