The human digestive system has a dual nature of being tough and very delicate at the same time. Each food piece that we eat ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

For people with type 2 diabetes, elevated blood sugar levels can lead to multiple complications. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Subbiah, consultant general surgeon, Prashanth Hospitals, Chennai ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with other maternal infections, intestinal infection and genitourinary tract infection increased the ...

LANDSTUHL, Germany --- Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain: General practitioners are noticing an increase in gastrointestinal infections this time compared to this time of last year. How can you ...

Researchers have used a mouse model to show that infections in the intestine can change the composition of bile, a fluid that is generated in the liver and is crucial to digestion. Bile aids in the ...

Researchers have identified a new axis of host defense by studying what happens during enteric infection -- a term that encompasses all types of intestinal infections including so called 'stomach flu.

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

Researchers assessed access to and awareness of pre-travel health advice in individuals with and without gastrointestinal ...

Recent studies in Taiwan show that bacteria and parasites that cause intestinal infections such as Shigella; Giardia; ...