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NSAIDs (Anti-Inflammatories) LINKED TO C. DIFF!

April 17, 2019Browse by Staff Member Colon TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist The Gastrointestinal Systems

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: NSAIDs (anti-inflammatories) LINKED TO C. DIFF! Check out this article in Science Daily about a recent study published in mBio potentially linking anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs, like aspirin, advil, aleve, motrin, ibuprofen, and naproxen) to the opportunistic bacterial infection called C. difficile (a.k.a. “C. diff). For those of you unfamiliar with C. diff, consider […]

STANDARD AMERICAN DIET (“SAD”) IS HARMING IMMIGRANT HEALTH

April 12, 2019Browse by Staff Member Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: STANDARD AMERICAN DIET (“SAD”) IS HARMING IMMIGRANT HEALTH Check out this fascinating article on the impact that the Western diet is having on immigrant populations: “A recent study by researchers from the University of Minnesota provides evidence that the gut bacteria—or “microbiome”—of Asian populations, specifically Hmong and Karen communities, is radically altered […]

WAITING UNTIL MID-LIFE TO GET PHYSICALLY ACTIVE STILL HUGELY BENEFICIAL!

April 11, 2019Browse by Staff Member Diet, Exercise & Healthy Living TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: WAITING UNTIL MID-LIFE TO GET PHYSICALLY ACTIVE STILL HUGELY BENEFICIAL! Check out this article in JAMA Network Open that demonstrated that it is BETTER LATE THAN NEVER to get physically active! “This cohort study of 315,059 participants found that maintaining physical activity from adolescence into later adulthood was associated with 29% to […]

MORE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS COLON CANCER SCREENING AT AGE 45 FOR ALL

April 10, 2019Browse by Staff Member Colon TARA TROY, M.D. Gastroenterologist The Gastrointestinal Systems

GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: MORE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS COLON CANCER SCREENING AT AGE 45 FOR ALL Check out this article in Med Page Today about the quest to find the optimal age to start colon cancer screening – 45 vs. 50. Recent evidence from Stanford is leaning younger: “Widespread adoption of an American Cancer Society (ACS) recommendation […]