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This News Might Ruin Your Appetite — And Summer

Some ice creams contain emulsifiers that can trigger IBS. If your frozen treat melts into a leathery puddle, you know you have a problem. >

The Downside of a Juice Cleanse

Drinking fruit and vegetable juice to detox your body seems like a good idea. There's one problem: this part of your body doesn't agree. >

Bariatric Surgery Tightens Belts Two Ways

When overweight diabetics had bariatric surgery, not only did they lose weight, they cut their health care and medication costs in half. >

A Cup of Cancer Prevention

Drinking coffee and tea appears to reduce one's risk of head neck cancer -- with one exception. Decaf works, too, though not as well. >

A Blood Test to Replace a Colonoscopy?

The FDA has approved a blood test to screen for colon cancer. It’s undeniably less invasive than a colonoscopy, but is it as effective? >

Heartburn Drugs Appear to Raise Dementia Risk

Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors like Prevacid or Prilosec for gastric reflux appears to put people at higher risk for dementia. >

Your Intestine is 20-Feet Long and It Has Neighborhoods

A developing map of the different neighborhoods of cells lining the intestine offers clues to treating issues like IBS and colon cancer. >

An Atherosclerosis Gut Punch

Inflamed gums can lead to atherosclerosis. Now it looks like the same bacteria are in the gut and can do the same thing. >

Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Cuts More than Pounds

Obese teens and young adults definitely benefit from bariatric surgery. Yes, but as they lose weight, one risk is likely to rise. >

New Med for Crohn’s Disease

There may finally be some relief in sight for those experiencing the abdominal pain and diarrhea symptomatic of Crohn's and IBD. >

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