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Small Intestine

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Small Intestine Defined

The long tube running from the stomach to the large intestine that is involved in digestion of foods and absorption of nutrients

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Local medical firm tackles rare diseases

Published July 5, 2008, 4:07 am, Daily Breeze

Company with ties to LA BioMed makes its first pharmaceutical release.

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CCHS graduate returns home to Pakistan to find his father sick with cancer

Published July 3, 2008, 4:25 pm, Canon City Daily Record

All he can do is keep an open mind. It is at the point in this young man’s life that time is precious and words are vital. “There is always a person in your life close to your heart and with whom you share each and every thing,” said Talha Qureshi.

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Insulin administration

Published July 3, 2008, 6:29 am, The Daily Reflector

For many diabetics who inject insulin several times a day to survive, swapping needles for pills is a long-held fantasy.

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HEALTH: Confronting cancer

Published July 3, 2008, 4:14 am, Lancaster Online

Nearly two years ago, Susan Nolt planned her own funeral, right down to the final graveside goodbye. It still hasn't happened

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Salix Initiates Phase 3 For Rifaximin In Non-Constipation Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Published July 3, 2008, 2:19 am, Medical News Today

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) announced that the Company has initiated patient enrollment in TARGET 1 and TARGET 2, its Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter studies to assess the efficacy and safety of rifaximin 550 mg, dosed three times daily, in the treatment of subjects with non-constipation irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

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Kidney stones a risk after stomach bypass surgery

Published July 2, 2008, 12:07 pm, Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Morbidly obese adults who undergo a particular type of stomach bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) appear to be at increased risk of developing kidney stones earlier than previously thought. The increase in stone risk was evident just three months after the surgery.

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?Help Is Here Express? rolls into Benton County

Published July 2, 2008, 5:27 am, NWAnews.com

BENTONVILLE — For some Benton County residents, buying prescription drugs they need is becoming a major challenge, and as the everyday cost of living begins to soar, many are forced to make the difficult decision between buying prescription medications or food. (Benton County Daily Record)

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Almonds: Better for you than you think

Published July 1, 2008, 2:33 pm, Moldova.org

A British study suggests almonds, as well as being a vitamin and mineral source, might present other health benefits, such as producing good bacteria.The study by scientists at the Institute of Food Research in Colney, England, identified potential prebiotic properties of almonds that could help improve digestive health by increasing levels of beneficial gut bacteria.Funded by the Almond Board ...

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Cellular Self-Eating Promotes Pancreatitis

Published July 1, 2008, 4:19 am, Medical News Today

To survive tough times, cells sometimes resort to a form of self-cannibalism called autophagy. But as Hashimoto et al. reveal, autophagy can have a down side, destroying the pancreas by prematurely activating a digestive enzyme. In autophagy, a vesicle swallows a portion of cytoplasm and ferries it to the lysosome for digestion.

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Can hookworms protect against allergies?

Published July 1, 2008, 4:13 am, International Herald Tribune

David Pritchard, an immunologist-biologist at the University of Nottingham, is recruiting clinical trial participants willing to be infected with 10 hookworms each in hopes of banishing their allergies and asthma.

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