Food safety is something that’s usually all too easy to ignore. After all, 99% of the time, we eat in blissful ignorance and suffer no ill effects. However, food poisoning is very common and you must be constantly vigilant. Here are some basic tips that you’ll thank me for later!

If you come down with a case of food poisonin

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There’s some discouraging news for people living with Crohn’s Disease: Omega 3 fatty acids have been shown to not prevent a relapse in symptoms.

Omega 3 fatty acids are great for you, no doubt about it. They’ve never shown adverse health effects in studies and have been linked with lower rates of heart disease. Unfortunately

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Good news for parents and parents-to-be everywhere: there’s now a new vaccine to prevent your child from experiencing the horrid vomiting and diarrhea associated with rotavirus.

Over 2.7 million children are stricken with rotavirus each year. Without vaccination, the chances are very, very high that an child will get infecte

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This is not for the feint of heart, but it’s a situation no one wants to be in: You look down after a bowel movement and see a very unexpected color or substance. When should you worry?

A change in stool color can certainly be alarming. After getting tested for acid reflux disease, I was shocked to see only white in the bowl

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The obvious answer is surely a resounding YES! But if you don't want to get allergy shots, what else can you do?

Read on to find out more about how you may be able to simply drink a cocktail ("oral immunotherapy") as a possible alternative treatment to allergy shots, as well as research on how to avoid allergies developin

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It has long been known that Celiac Disease is a gene-borne illness (in other words: it’s inherited). Thankfully, those genes don’t activate in everyone. But wouldn’t it be nice if doctors could let you know your vulnerability to this life-changing illness?

Researchers are well on their way to identifying exactly which genes

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Here’s some welcome news from the medical community! The ability to diagnose Crohn’s Disease now comes in easy-to-swallow pill form.

Traditionally, colonoscopy has been one of the preferred methods of identifying Crohn’s Disease in patients. I want to know: who prefers that particular method for anything? All kidding aside,

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I came across a slideshow that reminded me yet again of the need to think before we eat! Some very common foods can trigger all sorts of digestive ailments, and it’s not always easy to identify the culprit.

While the slideshow requires far too much clicking (hello, carpal tunnel!), it does a good job of helping you analyze w

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Bit of older news here, but still very valid, since I can personally attest to this.

Even before someone is officially labeled “obese,” excess weight can seriously up the risk of GERD. The referenced study shows those at the upper end of what is considered a normal weight range experience reflux at a fairly high rate.

As

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When I went back for a check-up, the doctor told me to go see a dietitian who specialized in reflux control. By this point, I was already spooked by the preceding events, but that feisty little Irish-Italian woman really drove the point home: if I didn’t take care of my GERD, I would be at extremely high risk for several major

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Great news for those suffering from an egg allergy: You can now safely receive the flu vaccine, according to an allergist in Philadelphia.

For years, people with an egg allergy have been denied access to the annual flu vaccine since it contains protein from eggs. This vaccination is especially critical in children with aller

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Does your pet eat so fast that it’s becoming a health danger? We’ve found a simple, effective, inexpensive solution for you!

A small Virginia company has created a really smart product that is designed to slow down your pet while he/she is eating. Why would you want to do this?

Simple: pets don’t know any better! They lik

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A yogurt manufacturer, Dannon, is under fire for making potentially deceptive advertising claims. Marketing for some of their products stated that they would help regulate the digestive system in two weeks.

Some people thought Dannon was overstating things, to say the least, and filed a class-action lawsuit against them. Yog

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Some people, after trying drugs and changing their diets, see little to no improvement in their IBS symptoms. For these folks, there are some interesting new treatments being tested, and both have to do with manipulating how we think.

The two approaches are somewhat similar. One is cognitive behavioral therapy, which analyze

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As my friends and readers can attest, I’m not the kind of guy who likes deliberately eating chemicals. So, imagine my feigned surprise when I researched the popular sugar substitute, Sorbitol.

Three decades of research show that Sorbitol commonly causes symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). These symptoms include bloat

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