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GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: RISK OF COLON (BUT NOT RECTAL) CANCER TIED TO PAST ANTIBIOTIC USE by Tara Troy, M.D. Check out this article from Med Page Today about a recent large British study featured in the premier journal Gut demonstrating an increased colon cancer risk related to a history of oral antibiotic use. “Oral antibiotic use was associated […]
MILLIONS FOR THE MICROBIOME! by Tara Troy, M.D. Check out this article in Forbes about a recent massive $35 million donation from billionaire Marc Benioff (Salesforce CEO) to San Francisco area hospitals specifically for research on the fascinating gut microbiome! https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/08/13/billionaire-marc-benioff-donates-35-million-to-bay-area-universities-for-microbiome-research/#21c358ec28f4 “The human microbiome—the 100 trillion bacteria that live in the human body—is an […]
CHILDHOOD STRESS MAY ALTER MICROBIOME, PRODUCING GI SYMPTOMS AND ANXIETY by Tara Troy, M.D. Check out this fascinating article in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News that details a study from the researchers at Columbia University about the negative impact that stressful events during childhood, such as institutional and foster care, can have on the gut […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: Healthy diet leads to healthy gut bacteria which leads to a HEALTHY COLON! by Dr. Tara Troy, MD Check out this article in Science Daily which highlights a Baylor study that helps to further clarify HOW a healthy diet helps to foster a healthy gastrointestinal tract, specifically the colon: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190715164650.htm […]