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Even if the infection Clostridium difficile doesn’t sound familiar, it should be on your radar.

 

This nasty stomach bug is quite a troublemaker, and is getting a lot of attention in the medical community.

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In this video, Dr. Peter H. R. Green, Director of The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, provides an overview of celiac disease.

 

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Today we are honored to kick off a series of videos about celiac disease from The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University.

 

 

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Bradly Jacobs MD MPH By Dr. Bradly Jacobs

Peppermint

Peppermint has been used since ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece to help stomach and gallbladder ailments, and headaches among other ills.

 

The word “mint” is translated from the word ‘mentha’ which was the name of a Greek mythological nymph who later transformed herself into the plant.

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Emotional Trauma and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The psychological and emotional traumas experienced over a lifetime — such as the death of a loved one, divorce, natural disaster, house fire or car accident, physical or mental abuse — may contribute to adult irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

 

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DNA Damage Linked to Alcohol

Alcohol is known to be carcinogenic to humans in the upper aerodigestive tract, liver, colorectum, and the female breast.

 

Evidence suggests that acetaldehyde, the primary metabolite of alcohol, plays a major role in alcohol-related esophageal cancer.

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