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“Drinkorexia” is becoming more popular as people cut down on food calories in order to drink alcohol.
A woman became obese within 16 months of receiving a fecal transplant from an overweight donor, according to a case report in Open Forum Infectious Disease.
Creating an artificial pancreas is now open source, reported Boing Boing.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology published recommendations for the management and genetic testing of patients with hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes.
A “designer” fiber made from a seaweed and starch mixture may treat irritable bowel symptoms and is the subject of a phase II trial.
Portal vein thrombosis was associated with liver disease severity at baseline but not with progression of the disease or death, reported researchers in Hepatology.
Elevated white blood cell counts and inflammatory markers were associated with high relapse rates of inflammatory bowel disease after thiopurine withdrawal, according to a study in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
