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Gut Colonization With Oxalobacter Formigenes May Cut Risk of Kidney Stones
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Intestinal colonization with Oxalobacter formigenes, a Gram-negative, anaerobic microbe common in normal adults, appears to reduce the risk of recurrent calcium oxalate stones by 70%, US investigators report. With further research, they suggest, this bacterium might one day be used as a probiotic to prevent stone formation. Reuters Health Information
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Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Prevention
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Douglas K. Rex, MD, FACG, reviews the latest trends and recommendations regarding screening and surveillance in colorectal cancer, as based on data presented at ACG 2007.
Medscape Gastroenterology
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Hepatoportal Sclerosis May Underlie Portal Hypertension in HIV
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Certain HIV patients presenting with variceal bleeding may have hepatoportal sclerosis as a noncirrhotic cause of portal hypertension, according to New York City-based researchers. They present case reports on four such patients in the November issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
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